title: Expanded thoracoacromial artery perforator flap for reconstruction of full-perioral scar contracture.
abstract: Various types of anterior chest flaps can be recruited in the reconstruction of faciocervical region. Most of them were created based on the internal mammary artery and the lateral thoracic artery, and the thoracoacromial artery (TAA) is usually used in pectoralis major musculocutaneous flap. An anterior chest flap with TAA perforator (TAAP) will have no sacrifice of the pectoralis major muscle, but less reports, especially expanded pedicled one, can be reviewed. Here, we reported a case using expanded pedicled TAAP flap to reconstruct the perioral scar contracture. In this technique, expanded TAAP flap could be easily harvested without the sophisticated microsurgical technology. Acceptable esthetic and functional results were achieved.
authors: From the Peking Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors: Qianwen
authors: Q
authors: Wang
authors: Jiaqi
authors: J
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000150:complications*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D061525:Perforator Flap / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery*; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods