Correction of shortened middle part of upper lip post burn deformity with double flag-shaped flap
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0290.2015.02.001
- VernacularTitle:双旗形皮瓣法修复烧伤后上唇中部过短畸形的临床效果
- Author:
Shunli LIU
;
Renyi YU
;
Mingrui CHEN
;
Benli LIU
;
Donghui BIAN
;
Hao LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Flap;
Lip deformity;
Burns
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology
2015;21(2):65-67
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the surgical method of double flag-shaped flap to correct the shortened middle part of upper lip deformity of post burn.Methods From January 2009 to December 2013,9 cases of shortened middle part of upper lip post burn deformity were corrected by double flag-shaped flap,including 4 males and 5 females who aged from 18 to 37 years.They received the surgery from 1 to 3 years after burn.The main clinical manifestations included the upper lip eversion,too short middle part of upper lip,the destruction of the normal anatomy philtrum,philtrum column deformity and poor continuity vermilion border.Results The height of the middle of upper lip of 9 patients enrolled in the experimental treatment was lengthened by 4 to 6 mm after operation,which fundamentally corrected the shortened middle part of upper lip deformity of post burn.The patients were followed up for a period of 3 months to 2 years and received satisfactory results.The operative incisions of 9 cases were primary healing,with no flap blood supply disorders,wound infection,dehiscence and other complications.Conclusions Double flag-shaped flap of the upper lip at the nostrils bottom is a simple and good effective method to correct the shortened middle part of upper lip deformity of post burn.
