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case_images: Patient D, 67 y/o male with cSCC, preoperative view. cSCC, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
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case_images: FIG8
case_images: If these patients had not undergone reconstruction, they would have experienced complete paralysis of the facial nerve, as it had been completely severed (Figures 8-10). Therefore, anterolateral thigh flap (ALT) with vastus was used (Figure 8-10).
case_images: ALT+ VL, intraoperative view. ALT, anterolateral thigh flap; VL, vastus lateralis
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case_images: FIG9
case_images: If these patients had not undergone reconstruction, they would have experienced complete paralysis of the facial nerve, as it had been completely severed (Figures 8-10). Therefore, anterolateral thigh flap (ALT) with vastus was used (Figure 8-10).
case_images: Patient D, immediate postoperative view
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case_images: FIG10
case_images: If these patients had not undergone reconstruction, they would have experienced complete paralysis of the facial nerve, as it had been completely severed (Figures 8-10). Therefore, anterolateral thigh flap (ALT) with vastus was used (Figure 8-10).