[The submental artery perforator flap for lower face defect and deformity].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the clinical application of submental artery perforator flap for lower face defect and deformity.


METHODS
From Sep. 2006 to Mar. 2009, 22 cases with lower face defects and deformities were treated with the submental artery perforator flaps. The age of the patients ranged from 14 to 36. The perforator point was detected by Doppler flowmeter. The size of the flaps ranged from 4 cm x 5 cm to 6 cm x 7 cm.


RESULTS
Distal partial necrosis happened in one flap, which healed through dressing. All the other flaps survived with satisfactory appearance and less morbidity in donor sites.


CONCLUSIONS
Submental artery perforator flap is very suitable for lower face defect and deformity with reliable blood supply and less morbidity in donor site.
Wang
Xian-cheng
XC
The Division of Plastic Surgery and Burns, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China. wangxiancheng64@hotmail.com
Li
Xiao-fang
XF
Lu
Qing
Q
Wu
Zu-lin
ZL
He
Ji-yong
JY
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002680:Chin / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities; D008338:Mandibular Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply; D055815:Young Adult