Treatment of head and neck cancer can affect the appearance of the face and neck, as well as various functions, including: speech, sight, smell, swallowing and taste. Microvascular surgery is used to return the head, face and neck to as close to normal as is possible. read more
areas of reconstruction are described (e.g. cheek reconstruction, mandibular reconstruction), with a variety of suggested options. A more general overview of free flaps used in head and neck reconstruction (e.g. tissue transfer — radial forearm, tissue transfer — lateral thigh) is very useful. read more