title: [Repair of facial skin defect with a skin flap of SMAS pedicle].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a method of repair facial skin defects with a skin flap of SMAS pedicle.
  
  
  METHODS
  According to the size of defect of skin, design a skin flap with SMAS pedicle for repair of defect.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The method has been successfully applied for skin defects of eyelid and lip in 14 cases with satisfied results. The area of the largest flap was 5 cm x 3 cm.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Repairing facial defects such as eyelid skin defect or lip skin defect with skin flap of SMAS pedicle is a very good method. The flap has a good blood supporting and satisfactory color and flexibility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhi-fei
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ang
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Yu-ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Hong-yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiao-qing
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Hai-lin
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Qiao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000601:surgery*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D055815:Young Adult