Excision of cheek leukoplakia and lining the defect with a pedicle buccal fat pad graft.
The use of a pedicled buccal fat pad graft to line the cheek defect after excision of a large oral leukoplakia is described. The advantages of this fat graft over a split-thickness skin graft are discussed.
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D000368:Aged; D002610:Cheek; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery*