[Clinical applications of the buried-guided-suture method in the treatment of facial depression].

OBJECTIVE: To develop a method for the treatment of facial depression without incision scar. METHODS: In repairing the facial depression, the ruptured subdermal adipocellular tissue was approximated and reunite with the buried-guided-suture method through an intraoral or a concealed skin incision. RESULTS: 17 patients with facial depressions from trauma were treated. Postoperative follow-up of 10 patients for one year showed satisfactory results without recurrence. CONCLUSION: The buried-guided-suture method for repair of facial depression from trauma is simple, reliable and worth recommendation.