| Title | Aesthetic microsurgical reconstruction of anterior neck burn deformities. |
| Author(s) | Angrigiani C |
| Source | Plast Reconstr Surg 1994 Mar; 93(3):507-18. |
| MeSH | Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anastomosis, Surgical
Burns
Child
Child, Preschool
Cicatrix
Esthetics
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Graft Survival
Humans
Male
Microsurgery
Middle Aged
Muscles
Neck
Neck Injuries
Patient Care Planning
Patient Satisfaction
Scapula
Skin
Skin Transplantation
Surgical Flaps
|
| Abstract | Eighty-six patients with anterior neck burn sequelae underwent scar resection up to the limits of the aesthetic unit of the neck and immediate resurfacing with a scapular-parascapular free flap (the extended scapular flap). The flap was raised in all patients above the deep fascia as a thin skin-subcutaneous tissue flap, providing an initially acceptable aesthetic result. The flap was anastomosed to the facial artery and vein. The donor area was closed directly, or a 4- to 5-cm-wide skin graft was used which could be completely removed in a secondary procedure if the patient requested it. There were four failures early in the series but no losses in the last 70 patients. In order to improve the final aesthetic result, 45 patients underwent complementary defatting procedures (average of three) and Z-plasties initiated 30 days after the initial surgery at intervals of 1 month. Analysis revealed 96 percent good aesthetic results (as determined by the cervicomental angle obtained and the subjective opinion of the patients). There were no recurrences of scar contractures, and good function of the neck was regained in the majority of the patients. Anterior neck burn sequelae thus can be safely treated with en block resection and resurfacing using this flap. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 8115505 |
