Repair of facial scar with tubed pattern skin flap from the cervical cutaneous branch of transverse cervical artery
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-1372.2017.01.024
- VernacularTitle:颈横动脉颈段皮支管型皮瓣修复面部瘢痕
- Author:
Tiaoli XIAO
;
Yi XU
;
Qian WU
- Keywords:
Carotid arteries/SU;
Surgical flaps;
Cicatrix/SU;
Facial injuries/SU
- From:
Journal of Chinese Physician
2017;19(1):86-88
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To summarize the clinical experience of repairing facial scar with tubed pattern skin flap from the cervical cutaneous branch of transverse cervical artery.Methods Firstly,a skin flap in the cervical cutaneous branch of transverse cervical artery was designed at chest according to the size of facial scar.The chest skin would be expanded if it was not large enough.Secondly,a skin flap was cut,and the proximal end was rolled and sutured as a tube,whereas the remote end was formed an interface.Thirdly,the scar was removed from the facial scar area and the wound was covered with the tubed pattern skin flap interface.After a blood circulation was established between the face skin and the flap,the flap was trained so that it had plentiful blood supply.Lastly,the tubed pattern skin flap was cut off and open,the remaining facial scar was removed,and the wound was covered and sewed up with the sectioned tubed pattern skin flap.Results The facial scar 35 patients were repaired with tubed pattern skin flap from the cervical cutaneous branch of transverse cervical artery.The survival rate of flap was 100％.Twenty patients received thinning and shaping on flaps in 0.5 to 1 year after surgery.All patients were satisfied with this repair within 1 ～ 5 year follow-up.Conclusions The tubed pattern skin flap in the cervical cutaneous branch of transverse cervical artery is of highly similar to the facial skin.In addition,the supply of the skin is enough.Therefore,it is an ideal flap to repair large facial skin defects.
