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OBJECTIVE: To design a modified shuttle-like incision for benign skin tumours in the maxillofacial region. METHODS: Some merits of the modified shuttle like incision was verified through experiment upon Cadavers and accurate mathematical calculation. Then it was used in the resection of 24 patients with benign skin tumour in the maxillofacial region. RESULTS: If the radius of the tumours were separately 0.5 cm, 1.0 cm and 1.5 cm, the modified shuttle-like incision can save the skin area by 17.22%,15.42% and 16.98%; no(or little) tension was found in sewing. The sutural lines were levelly concealed in the kraissl's lines and no"cat ear"was found after sewing. After 1-7 years of following up, all of the scars of the 24 cases were appraised as good. CONCLUSION: The modified shuttle-like incision was better than the traditional one. It can be performed widely in the clinical operation on benign skin tumours in the maxillofacial region.
