Surgical treatment of traumatic facial dimples.
Traumatic cheek dimples are commonly encountered following trauma. The majority resolve spontaneously with time. In some cases dimples persist, leaving a cosmetic deformity particularly noticeable with movements of facial expression. We propose an operative technique for such cases where symptoms persist for a year or more. Our operative methods and representative cases are described.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Tsukyba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Soeda
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002610:Cheek / Q000601:surgery; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic