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[Wound repair with single or double reverse tongue-shaped skin flap]
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou Medical College, Wuxi Jiangsu, P. R. China 214062.
Objective:
To seek a simple, safe and effective method for the instant repair of soft-tissue defects after excision of superficial tumor, chronic ulcer and scar constructure as well as injury.
Methods:
From August 1993 to October 1997, according to the location and size of the lesion, adjacent single or double reverse tongue-shaped skin flaps were designed to repair the defects of head, face, limb and shoulder in 31 cases, and the donor sites were closed directly.
Results:
The wounds were healed by first intention and the skin flaps were all survived postoperatively.
Conclusion:
It suggests that the tongue-shaped flap have the following characteristics: abundant blood supply, high survival rate, wide application, less trauma, and adjacent tissue can be fully used. It is a simple, safe and effective method for the instant repair of soft-tissue defects.
