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The planar flap shape is determined by minimizing potential energy when tissue deforms to match patient-specific MRI-derived 3D defect geometry. Four clinically plausible tongue cancer cases were simulated, and resection regions were delineated. For each case, flap designs were generated using hiFEM, its predecessor iFEM, and two geometric flattening techniques: NURBS surface flattening and boundary first flattening (BFF). Intrinsic tissue deformation for these designs was compared across methods and quantified using area stretch metric. <jats:italic>Main results<\/jats:italic>. Across all simulated cases, hiFEM-generated flap designs required less intrinsic tissue deformation. Maximum area stretch ranged from 1.10\u20131.12 for hiFEM designs, versus 1.19\u20131.38 for NURBS flattening and 1.54\u20131.74 for BFF designs. Furthermore, hiFEM\u2019s area stretch distribution was tighter, centered around one (ideal, no stretch). Geometric comparison showed hiFEM yields flap designs similar to the clinically validated geometric algorithm, NURBS flattening, with an average Hausdorff distance of only 1.3 mm. hiFEM\u2019s distinct advantage is its core objective of minimizing tissue stretch, which has clinical relevance and suggests potential for improved patient outcomes. Computationally, hiFEM demonstrated robustness and efficiency. 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