The replantation of an amputated tongue by supermicrosurgery

Abstract

The tongue has important roles in deglutition, speech, airway protection, taste, and sexual. function, and its amputation is very serious. Using supermicrosurgical. techniques, we replanted successfully a patient's tongue, the distal part of which had been amputated by the bite of another person, through the anastomosis of a Mood vessel that was only 0.7-0.8 mm. The result was that the state of the replanted tongue was relatively good both functionally and aesthetically, and the patient was very satisfied. (c) 2007 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.