Two Cases of Reconstruction After Oral Cancer Surgery Using Deepithelialized Radial Forearm Free Flap

Jae Seon Park; Heejun Yi; Nayeon Choi; Chung Hwan Baek

doi:10.3342/kjorl-hns.2025.00087

Two Cases of Reconstruction After Oral Cancer Surgery Using Deepithelialized Radial Forearm Free Flap

Jae Seon Park, Heejun Yi, Nayeon Choi, Chung Hwan Baek

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

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Abstract

Radial forearm free flap (RFFF) is a workhorse free flap for intraoral reconstruction. However, the donor site of the forearm must be covered with skin grafts from other areas, which may cause additional problems such as pain, scarring, and infection at the skin graft donor site. To overcome these limitations, de-epithelialized RFFF has been attempted, and good reconstruction results with fewer complications have been reported. We report here two cases of successful reconstruction following oral cavity cancer surgery using de-epithelialized RFFF.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	379-385
Number of pages	7
Journal	Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Volume	68
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2025.00087
State	Published - Sep 2025

Keywords

Forearm
Free tissue flaps
Mouth neoplasms
Reconstructive surgical procedures
Skin transplantation

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Two Cases of Reconstruction After Oral Cancer Surgery Using Deepithelialized Radial Forearm Free Flap

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