title: Reply to letter to the editor.
authors.affiliation: Wellington Regional Plastic, Maxillofacial and Burns Unit, Hutt Hospital, Gillies McIndoe Research Institute, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Swee T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Dylan W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Zachary
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Moaveni
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D060053:Transplant Donor Site / Q000503:physiopathology*