Esthetic Repair of Facial Skin Defect After Resection of Malignant Tumor With Lateral Maxillocervical-Island Fasciocutaneous Flap.

Abstract

The face is a high-incidence area for malignant skin tumors, which often need surgically extended resectioning, and the secondary defects generally need esthetic repair. This report introduces a type of flap (lateral maxillocervical-island fasciocutaneous flap)-repair method that can not only repair the defect accurately but also result in skin texture comparable with the surroundings. Moreover, the incision in the flap area is concealed, so as to not cause facial-organ deformity and to achieve an esthetic repair effect. The operation is straightforward and the flap survival rate is high.