Prefabricated Expanded Flap Combined With Expanded Scalp Flap for Total Face Resurfacing.
Ann Plast Surg
; 86(3S Suppl 2): S265-S268, 2021 03 01.
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| ID: mdl-33443877
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Reconstruction of total facial deformities and defects has been a major challenge of reconstructive surgery. Allotransplantation is limited by the number of donors and the need for life-long immunosuppression. Autotransplantation, where multiple autogenous tissue grafts from various donor sites are used to repair facial defects, inevitably leaves conspicuous patchwork scars. A prefabricated monoblock flap, although the preferred treatment modality, is limited by insufficient blood supply and the large size of the flap. In the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery (2014;2521-25), Li et al applied the technique of flap prefabrication and stem cell-assisted tissue expansion to reconstruct total facial injuries, but the operations were complicated and the final expanded flap area was also uncertain. This article introduces an approach to reconstruct total facial injuries with a prefabricated expanded thoracic flap combined with an expanded scalp flap (called combined flaps), which not only solves the limitations of blood supply and expanded volume but also reduces patchwork scars. The approach is a simple, feasible, and effective surgical method for total face resurfacing.
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Assunto principal:
Queimaduras
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Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica
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Traumatismos Faciais
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Plast Surg
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China