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Cervicofacial Flap: Can We Save Patient's Sideburns?

  • Lim, Dong Seob (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Lee, Do Heon (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Kim, Seong Hwan (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Kim, Kyung Pil (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Hwang, Jae Ha (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Kim, Kwang Seog (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Lee, Sam Yong (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
  • Received : 2017.08.24
  • Accepted : 2017.09.08
  • Published : 2017.09.20

Abstract

Background: The conventional cervicofacial flap may cause the aesthetic problem of sideburns with a mismatched shape and arrangement. We developed a modified method with the goals of minimizing the destruction of the shape and arrangement of the sideburns and minimizing complications in comparison with the conventional method. Methods: The incision line was designed to descend just in front of the sideburns, without passing through them, and then to ascend with the sideburns posteriorly when a cervicofacial flap is performed, unlike the conventional method. Patients in whom this method was applied (group B) and patients who underwent surgery using the conventional method (group A) were investigated in a retrospective study. The method was evaluated by assessing changes in the arrangement of the sideburns and patients' satisfaction, and differences in the complication rate. Results: In group A, 23 of the 31 patients experienced changes in the arrangement of their sideburns. Most patients who experienced a change in the arrangement of their sideburns were dissatisfied with the change. The patients in group B did not experience such changes, and the defects were well reconstructed. Most of them were satisfied with the final sideburn arrangement. Conclusion: A novel method was used to preserve the sideburns while performing a cervicofacial flap. As a result, the appearance of the sideburns was well preserved and the satisfaction of patients was also high. Moreover, this technique could also prove useful for reconstruction without any increase in complications compared to the conventional method.

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