Head and neck reconstruction is required in many situations, including:
After the removal of large cancers
Trauma victims
Burns victims
Congenital anomalies
We offer the following modalities of
reconstruction:
Grafting to areas of loss e.g. following burn injuries, and extensive
injuries
Local flap reconstruction
Local tissue can be used and transferred using flaps to restore soft tissue
cover. These flaps are very safe in the head and neck region.
Regional flap reconstruction
Reliable tissue can be transferred based on the vascular pedicles of the head,
neck and chest region.
Free flap reconstruction
More complex defects require the use of free tissue transfer. This is where a
reliable block of tissue is moved from one area to another and its blood supply
is restored using microsurgical techniques.
Revascularisation and replantation
Microsurgical reconstruction is used to restore a blood supply to a region when
it has been divided (e.g. scalping type injuries or after the amputation of all
or part of the nose and ear), or to restore blood flow when interrupted by
trauma (e.g. crush injury).