Surgical treatment of buccofacial region vascular anomalies using an intraoral buccomucosal flap procedure.
OBJECTIVE
To report our experience in and our surgical technique of treating vascular anomalies of the buccofacial region using an intraoral buccomucosal flap approach.


METHODS
Retrospective medical record review and illustration of a specific surgical procedure.


METHODS
Academic tertiary care center.


METHODS
Thirty-two patients with vascular anomalies of the buccofacial region who have been treated using the intraoral buccomucosal flap approach.


METHODS
Surgical therapy using an intraoral buccomucosal flap approach.


METHODS
Surgical outcomes and complications.


RESULTS
Thirty-two patients were treated using the intraoral buccomucosal flap approach. The vascular anomalies treated at this site were venous malformations (17 [53.1%]), lymphatic malformations (13 [40.6%]), and hemangiomas (2 [6.3%]). Surgical removal was accomplished without occurrence of facial nerve dysfunction or other morbidity. The most frequent postoperative problem encountered was scarring with lymphatic malformation treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
The intraoral buccomucosal flap procedure is an effective surgical technique for treating vascular anomalies of the buccofacial region.
The Hemangioma and Vascular Birthmark Center, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, USA. drlevitin@gmail.com
Gregory M
GM
Levitin
Stevan H
SH
Thompson
Alejandro
A
Berenstein
Milton
M
Waner
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D044148:Lymphatic Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult