title: Comprehensive surgical approaches to management of various facial nevi.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effects of the flexible surgical approaches on therapeutic and cosmetic outcomes of facial nevi.
  
  
  METHODS
  From August 2002 to January 2008, 16 cases with facial nevi had been treated in our wards with the selected approaches. Surgical approaches including serial excision or one-time radical excision, free skin graft, and expanded flap were adopted in accordance with the individual size and location of the facial nevi.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All cases experienced complete excision and had satisfactory cosmetic appearance in the end.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The flexible surgical measures help to minimize the risk of malignant transformation and achieve good cosmetic results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Chinese Health Ministry, Beijing 100029, China. huxiaogeng78@sina.com
authors.forename: Xiao-gen
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Hai-huan
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yan-yong
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Qing-hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult