ABSTRACT
Objective The study combined multiple local flaps to repair small or medium-sized area of facial skin and soft tissue defects,and to explore the advantages of the local flap collaboration repair.Methods Following the partition repair principle and depending on the wound size and location of these defects,the appropriate local flap was selected to cover the wound.Therefore,the incision was hidden and conformed to the face natural contour or skin wrinkles.Results 77 patients were treated in this group,74 cases got phase] healing and the other 3 got phase Ⅱ healing; all were followed-up for 1 to 8 months.The repair flap and surrounding skin had good similarity in terms of color,texture and contour,the incisions were hidden and the scars were not obvious; no tumor had recurred.The face contour and visual effects were good,and the aesthetic results were satisfactory.Conclusions The combined application of several different local skin flap to repair facial trauma defects,can not only reduce the overall difficulty and risk,reduce surgical complications,but also improve the repair quality,to maximize the recovery of facial aesthetic appearance.
ABSTRACT
As an exposing part of the human body,facial surface is easy to be injured in our daily lives.With the increase of living standards,the patients have an ever more urgent require for aesthetic treatment for the medical and plastic surgical treatment for the exposing parts of body,especially for the facial surface.But we found in the clinical work some aesthetic treatment were not satisfying,and some patients even needed a second restitution.We have analyzed the reasons for this phenomenon and proposed some corresponding solving methods.