What is free flap surgery used for? (Jennifer Bruening, MD)

Jennifer Bruening, MD, surgical oncologist, explains that free flap reconstruction surgery is used for repairing defects after surgery or trauma when tissue needs to be borrowed from another body part to reconstruct the surgical area. Dr. Bruening is a member of the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Head and Neck Cancer Program in Milwaukee, Wis.