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Reconstructing lateral craniofacial surgical defects may present challenges in developing countries due to lack of free tissue transfer and regional flap reconstruction expertise; patients presenting with advanced tumors resulting in large surgical defects; and limited access to safe, affordable surgery. This chapter discusses these challenges in more detail, and the local and regional flap options that can be considered for lateral craniofacial surgical defects when free tissue transfer options are not available. Regional flaps that may be considered for lateral craniofacial defects include temporoparietal fascia and fasciocutaneous flaps, as well as temporalis muscle, pectoralis major, deltopectoral, latissimus dorsi, cervicofacial or cervicothoracic rotation, submental artery island, and supraclavicular flaps. The cervicofacial or cervicothoracic rotation, submental artery island, and supraclavicular flaps are discussed in more detail.
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Fagan, J.J., Manana, W., Van Zyl, O.(. (2021). Lateral Craniofacial Reconstructive Challenges in the Developing World. In: Wang, S., Fung, K. (eds) Principles of Lateral Craniofacial Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50291-1_11
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