Microvascular Reconstruction
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| Advances in microvascular, free tissue transfer have led to a greater cure rate in head and neck cancer than was previously attainable through surgery alone. In general, free tissue transfer — the transplanting of living tissue from one region of the body to another — has greatly facilitated the reconstruction of complex defects. |
| Patient rehabilitation in chewing and swallowing, speaking and cosmesis (the preservation, restoration or enhancement of physical appearance) are a direct result of free flap tissue transfer. Reconstruction now can be done at the same time as cancer surgery, eliminating the need for multiple surgical visits. |
Dr. Steven Cannady in our practice is a foremost specialist in microvascular and reconstructive surgical techniques that allow for rehabilitation of speech and swallowing after head and neck cancer surgery.
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| Our reconstruction capabilities include handling defects of the skull base, temporal bone, scalp, face, orbit, neck, pharynx, tongue, larynx and other surgically created or traumatic defects. |
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