Vaginoplasty with autologous buccal micromucosa combined with acellular allogenic dermal matrix / 中华整形外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To introduce and evaluate the technical feasibility and anatomical and functional outcomes of one-stage vaginoplasty with autologous buccal micromucosa combined with acellular allogenic dermis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We retrospectively reviewed our experiences with 17 patients with Mayer- Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome treated with primary surgery from September 2010 to April 2013. All patients underwent vaginoplasty with autologous buccal micromucosa combined with acellular allogenic dermis. We describe the details of this technique, observe the time of epithelization and evaluate the long- term anatomical, functional, and sexual outcomes.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The time of epithelization was 13 d (range: 12-15 d). At a mean follow-up of 15 months (range: 12-24 months), the mean postoperative dependence on the vaginal stent was 11.7 ± 1.64 months (range: 9-15 months), the mean depth of the neovagina was (9.0 ± 0.94) cm (range: 7-11 cm), the mean circumference was (12.3 ± 1.36) cm (range: 10.0-14.5 cm) and the mean volume was (105 ± 10) ml (range 85-120 ml). The mean female sexual function index score of the 12 sexually active patients was 29.5 ± 2.6. No spouse reported discomfort during intercourse.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Vaginoplasty with autologous buccal micromucosa combined with acellular allogenic dermis is an effective and feasible approach for patients with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome. The procedure has satisfactory long-term anatomical and functional results. The use of the acellular allogenic dermis is limited by the high price and the potential infection.</p>

Repair of cervical scar contracture using expanded skin flap from medial upper arm / 中华医学美学美容杂志

Objective To investigate the blood supply of the expanded skin flap from medial up-per arm and its application in the reparation of cervical scar contracture due to sear resection. Methods The operation was carried out for three steps: (1) The expander was implanted under the superficial fascia. (2) The skin flap from medial upper arm was created with superior ulnar collateral artery as blood supply and attributive branches of basilica and axillary veins as blood collection. (3) After thes car contracture was released, the defect was covered with medial upper arm flap with maximal area of 25 cm×15 cm. Results Ten patients in all with cervical scar contracture were treated with the skin flap. All the skin flaps survived at last with nearly normal skin color, texture and contour. And the scar in donor sites seemed to be neglectable. Conclusions Reparation of cervical scar contracture with medial upper arm skin flap after expanding could be recommended. But 3 months long time and fixation of upper limb and head might be disadvantages.