Application of nasolabial propeller flap in the repair of facial soft tissue defect
CHEN Guo-wei
HU Fa-ming
ZHOU Guo-hai
GUAN Zhi-guang
Abstract：Objective To investigate the application of nasolabial flap in the reconstruction of facial soft tissue defect.Methods Thirty-four patients [23 males and 11 females with an average age of 47(29-67) years] with facial soft tissue injury from Jan.2012 to Jan.2015 due to tumor,trauma and other reasons were randomly selected.The defect sites included face,nose,lips and cheeks and the average area of defect was 2.0cm×3.0cm.All of the patients were repaired by adopting nasolabial propeller flaps.The patients were followed up for 6 months,and the survival rate and complications of the patients were observed.Results During the follow-up period,all flaps in the 34 patients survived without tumor recurrence,and the survival rate reached 97.1%;the skin color and the surrounding tissues were basically the same;no facial paralysis,entilation or masticatory dysfunction occurred.The appearance was satisfying with a satisfaction rate of 91.2%,and no serious complication occurred.Conclusion The effect of nasolabial flap in repairing soft tissue defect of the face is good,which is worthy of popularization and application.
Keywords：soft tissue defectfacial regionnasolabialpropellerflaprepair
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 211-213 )