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Oct 2026
Free flap selection strategies and advances in facial soft tissue defect reconstruction
Reconstruction of facial soft tissue defects remains a demanding task in plastic, reconstructive, and head and neck surgery because the face combines aesthetic units with essential functions such as oral competence, speech, swallowing, breathing, eyelid protection, and facial expression. The severity, depth, and co...
Jun-Zhi Zhao, Xing He, Kang-Cha Chen et al.
· Frontiers in Surgery · 1 citation