Repair of facial skin defect with a skin flap of SMAS pedicle.
- Author:
Xiao-jun WANG
1
;
Zhi-fei LIU
;
Ang ZENG
;
Yu-ming ZHAO
;
Hong-yan YANG
;
Xiao-qing YAN
;
Hai-lin ZHANG
;
Qun QIAO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Facial Dermatoses; surgery; Facial Injuries; surgery; Humans; Male; Subcutaneous Tissue; transplantation; Surgical Flaps; Young Adult
- From: Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2005;21(3):216-217
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo report a method of repair facial skin defects with a skin flap of SMAS pedicle.
METHODSAccording to the size of defect of skin, design a skin flap with SMAS pedicle for repair of defect.
RESULTSThe method has been successfully applied for skin defects of eyelid and lip in 14 cases with satisfied results. The area of the largest flap was 5 cm x 3 cm.
CONCLUSIONRepairing facial defects such as eyelid skin defect or lip skin defect with skin flap of SMAS pedicle is a very good method. The flap has a good blood supporting and satisfactory color and flexibility.
