Aesthetic Reconstruction of Facial Skin after Resection of Facial Tumor

Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology 1988;4(1):21-28.
Published online September 30, 1988.

J Y Ahn;K S Shin;Y H Lee

미용외과적 측면에서 본 안면부 종양 제거후 재건술에 대한 임상적 고찰

안정용;신극선;이영호

Abstract

Skin replacement in large cheek defects after excision of benign or malignant tumor on the face is a challenging task. The physical characteristics of cheek skin are matched best by adjacent skin. Various methods of reconstructing of the facial surface such as forehead flap, distant flap, or a full thickness or split thickness skin graft have replaced adjacent tissue for coverage in many cases. We have reviewed ten cases of aesthetic reconstruction of the face after resection of the facial skin tumor within the last 5 years. The first group of 3 patients were reconstructed with split thickness skin graft from the scalp or lower abdomen. The second group of patients were reconstructed with cheek flap. The third group of 3 patients were reconsturcted with cervicofacial flap. The last 2 patients were reconstructed with nasolabial flap & island falp respectively. The advantages from our experience with various method of coverage are its hidden donor area & good color match with the facial skin & increased success rate.