What is a free flap?
Free valve is a surgery, when donor tissue is taken from one place on the body like a leg and transferred to another. During reconstruction surgery, free flaps are commonly used and require advanced surgical skills, including training in microsurgery. If the patient is a good candidate for this procedure, the surgeon will discuss the possibilities during surgical consultation and provide the patient with information about the specific risks and benefits of the procedure. This increases the chance of a successful graft, because the flap can be immediately supplied with blood. This promotes rapid healing, helps tissue healing more naturally and reduces the risk of transplant rejection. The use of a flap from the patient's own body also minimizes the risk of rejection and prevents the patient to be exposed to potential risks such as infectious materials of the donor. Although the tissue is strictly proven before relaxing for use in surgery, rarely microorganisms can slip.
In the procedure of free valve, the surgeon will mark an area used as a donor place and prepare a recipient. The donor's tissue is carefully cut to create a piece of size and shape. Until the last possible moment, the tissue remains attached to the body of a vascular pedicle, which is a fantastic way to say that several blood vessels are left in place so that the graft comes with blood. Once the recipient is ready, the vascular pedikus is interrupted, the loose flap is moved to a new place and the blood vessels on the graft are sewn to the blood vessels in the place using microsurgery.
The length of this procedure may vary depending on the amount of reconstruction, flap size and location. The surgeon practices the risk of scarring and is also concerned about infection and possible complications. The patient will remain in general anesthesia during the procedure to minimize pain and discomfort. Once there is a free flap in place and the surgeon is alegaln, the patient can be brought to recovery.
After the free valve operation, the place will have to be checked regularly. Nurses and doctors change the bandages, clean up the space and check signs of infection, rejection and other complications. The patient will have to keep the area clean and dry in the early stages of healing. If graft lasts successfully, it may take several years for the scars in the surgical place faded and some scarring will always be visible.