title: [Application of modified shuttle like incision in benign skin tumour in the maxillofacial region].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To design a modified shuttle-like incision for benign skin tumours in the maxillofacial region.
  
  
  METHODS
  Some merits of the modified shuttle like incision was verified through experiment upon Cadavers and accurate mathematical calculation. Then it was used in the resection of 24 patients with benign skin tumour in the maxillofacial region.
  
  
  RESULTS
  If the radius of the tumours were separately 0.5 cm, 1.0 cm and 1.5 cm, the modified shuttle-like incision can save the skin area by 17.22%,15.42% and 16.98%; no(or little) tension was found in sewing. The sutural lines were levelly concealed in the kraissl's lines and no"cat ear"was found after sewing. After 1-7 years of following up, all of the scars of the 24 cases were appraised as good.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The modified shuttle-like incision was better than the traditional one. It can be performed widely in the clinical operation on benign skin tumours in the maxillofacial region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, Laiyang Central Hospital of Yan Tai, Shandong 265200, China.
authors.forename: B Q
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Mou
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: R X
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Sui
authors.forename: X G
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Yang