Background Total parotidectomy with facial nerve sacrifice creates 2 challenging
reconstructive problems: restoration of facial contour and facial nerve rehabilitation. Strong …

Oncological surgery of the parotid region sometimes requires the sacrifice of the facial nerve
(parotid cancers, extensive skin cancers of the face, soft tissue sarcomas). The sacrificed …

Objective Total parotidectomy yields a large surgical defect that leads to both cosmetic and
functional deficits which can be addressed with reconstruction. We evaluated the role of a …

Background Extirpation of aggressive parotid or cutaneous facial tumors often involves facial
nerve sacrifice and the creation of a large soft-tissue defect. We describe a method for single …

Background: Extirpation of malignant tumors of the parotid results in creation of a complex
facial defect often in combination with facial nerve palsy. This study presents the authors' …

Reconstruction of complex total parotidectomy defects after ablation is always a challenge
for surgeons. The surgical technique in reconstructing total parotidectomy defects using an …

Most parotid tumors grow slowly, and sometimes these patients do not request surgical
treatment until the tumors become large and affect their appearance. The surgical treatment …

Objective (1) To evaluate the effectiveness of the superficial musculoaponeurotic system
(SMAS) flap and free fat graft in reconstructing the parotidectomy defect.(2) To evaluate the …

Parotidectomy is a widely performed procedure for various indications, including benign and
malignant conditions. For malignant neoplasms of the parotid gland or metastatic disease, it …

Most salivary gland tumors are located in the parotid gland, and 70% to 80% of these
neoplasms are benign. 1, 2 Tumor resection may involve partial, superficial, total, or radical …