Two-stage surgical approach with dermofat graft and lipofilling for the treatment of established Frey syndrome and facial depression deformity.
Frey syndrome and facial contour deformity commonly occur after parotid surgery. Although the treatment of established Frey syndrome has focused on medical solutions, surgical solutions to established Frey syndrome have been less reported. Moreover, these methods may not resolve the facial depression. In the presented case here, we used 2-stage surgical approach with dermofat graft and lipofilling for the treatment of established Frey syndrome and facial depression deformity. We considered that this technique provides the easiest, most practical, satisfying, and effective solution for Frey syndrome that develops in the late follow-up period after superficial parotidectomy.
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Maresal Cakmak Military Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey. yakulahci@yahoo.com
Yalcin
Y
Bayram
Celalettin
C
Sever
Huseyin
H
Karagoz
Yalcin
Y
Kulahci
Gencer
G
Genc
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013547:Sweating, Gustatory / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult