title: Repairing Facial Soft Tissue Defects by Swelling Anesthesia after Tumor Resection with Narrow Pedicle Flaps.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the role of swelling anesthesia in repairing facial soft tissue defects after tumor resection and temporal superficial artery frontal branch of narrow pedicle flap.
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 2008 to June 2008, 16 patients from Department of Ophthalmology with eye or eyelid tumors after eyeball removal of eye and part resection of surrounding soft tissue, undergoing postoperative swelling anesthesia with superficial temporal artery flap repair to prevent facial soft tissue defect formation and bone exposure, were recruited.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In all 16 patients facial soft tissue defect repair had good effects, with limited bleeding, and short operation times. Seven days after surgery, all flaps were in good repair. On postoperative follow-up after 3 months, flaps showed a similar appearance as with facial tissue.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Swelling anesthesia for superficial temporoparietal artery frontal branch of narrow pedicle flap to repair soft tissue defect after facial tumor resection is feasible, and is linked with good analgesic effects, high postoperative survival of skin flaps, and good cosmetic effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, SuZhou, China E-mail : 1290814842@QQ.com.
authors.forename: Chun-Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Han-Gen
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Xiao-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Guo-Liang
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Qi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007552:Isotonic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate; D004837:Epinephrine