XU Qinghua , LI Haoran , HE Xiao , CAI Jie , WANG Hong , ZHAO Juhui , ZHAO Liliang , ZHANG Xiaofeng
  • Department of Medical Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Hanzhong Central Hospital, Hanzhong Shaanxi, 723000, P. R. China;
ZHANG Xiaofeng, Email: 231905664@qq.com
Facial perforator artery flap; large area defect of nose; nasolabial flap; repair
10.7507/1002-1892.202306045
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Objective  To investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of bilateral facial perforator artery flap in repairing large area defect in middle and lower part of nose. Methods  The clinical data of 18 patients with large area defect in middle and lower part of nose repaired by bilateral facial perforator artery flap between January 2019 and December 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, there were 13 males and 5 females, the age ranged from 43 to 81 years, with an average of 63 years. There were 3 cases of nasal trauma, 4 cases of basal cell carcinoma, 8 cases of squamous cell carcinoma, 1 case of lymphoma, and 2 cases of large area solar keratosis. The size of the defect ranged from 3.0 cm×3.0 cm to 4.5 cm×4.0 cm; the size of unilateral flap ranged from 3.0 cm×1.3 cm to 3.5 cm×2.0 cm, and the size of bilateral flaps ranged from 3.3 cm×2.6 cm to 4.5 cm×4.0 cm. Results One patient developed skin flap necrosis after operation, and a frontal skin flap was used to repair the wound; 1 case gradually improved after removing some sutures due to venous congestion in the skin flap, and the wound healing was delayed after dressing change; the remaining 16 cases of bilateral facial perforator artery flaps survived well and all wounds healed by first intention, without any “cat ear” malformation. All 18 patients had first intention healing in the donor area, leaving linear scars without obvious scar hyperplasia, and no facial organ displacement. All patients were followed up 3-12 months, with an average of 6 months. Due to the appropriate thickness of the flap, none of the 18 patients underwent secondary flap thinning surgery. All flaps had good blood circulation, similar texture and color to surrounding tissues, symmetrical bilateral nasolabial sulcus, and high patient satisfaction.Conclusion The bilateral facial perforator artery flaps for repairing large area defect in middle and lower part of nose can achieve good appearance and function, and the operation is relatively simple, with high patient satisfaction.

Citation： XU Qinghua, LI Haoran, HE Xiao, CAI Jie, WANG Hong, ZHAO Juhui, ZHAO Liliang, ZHANG Xiaofeng. Application of bilateral facial perforator artery flap in repairing large area defect in middle and lower part of nose. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2023, 37(10): 1266-1269. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.202306045 Copy

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