PMID- 34510058
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20211029
LR  - 20221207
IS  - 1536-3732 (Electronic)
IS  - 1049-2275 (Linking)
VI  - 32
IP  - 7
DP  - 2021 Oct 1
TI  - Comprehensive Review of the Submental Flap in Head and Neck and Facial 
      Reconstruction: What Plastic Surgeons Need to Know.
PG  - 2406-2410
LID - 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007930 [doi]
AB  - Since its first introduction by Martin and colleagues (1993) and with further 
      revisions by Sterne et al (1996), the submental artery flap (SMAF) has proven to 
      be an effective, reliable, safe, and valuable option in head, neck, and facial 
      reconstructive surgeries. The SMAF utilizes a long pedicle based on the submental 
      artery, a branch of the facial artery, which provides good reach to the lower 
      two-thirds of the face with excellent cosmetic outcomes. It also maintains a good 
      skin color match for facial and cervical defects with a mostly hidden donor site 
      scar (in the majority of cases the donor site can be primarily closed after 
      raising the flap). Although the use of the SMAF is associated with high patient 
      and surgeon satisfaction along with low rates of complications, disadvantages 
      including flap thickness and the hair-bearing nature of the submental skin, which 
      may be problematic for coverage of orofacial defects, especially in male 
      patients. Although it has been almost 30 years since its introduction, and the 
      SMAF has been successfully used in over 500 reported cases of pediatric and adult 
      patients, a comprehensive review of the different aspects of the SMAF is lacking 
      in the medical literature.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2021 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.
FAU - Hamidian Jahromi, Alireza
AU  - Hamidian Jahromi A
AD  - Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 
      Chicago, IL.
FAU - McClure, Logan J
AU  - McClure LJ
AD  - Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center 
      (UTHSC), Memphis, TN.
FAU - Horen, Sydney R
AU  - Horen SR
AD  - Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 
      Chicago, IL.
FAU - Konofaos, Petros
AU  - Konofaos P
AD  - Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center 
      (UTHSC), Memphis, TN.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - United States
TA  - J Craniofac Surg
JT  - The Journal of craniofacial surgery
JID - 9010410
MH  - Adult
MH  - Child
MH  - Head
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Neck/surgery
MH  - *Plastic Surgery Procedures
MH  - *Surgeons
MH  - Surgical Flaps
COIS- The authors report no conflicts of interest.
EDAT- 2021/09/13 06:00
MHDA- 2021/10/30 06:00
CRDT- 2021/09/12 21:03
PHST- 2021/09/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/10/30 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/09/12 21:03 [entrez]
AID - 00001665-900000000-92243 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007930 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Craniofac Surg. 2021 Oct 1;32(7):2406-2410. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007930.