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Yong Pan1, Yufeng Ai, Huiyuan Li
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
Background:
The local hatchet flap has been used to reconstruct skin defects of the face with satisfactory results. Cosmetically, it has advantages over other local flaps when skin defects are located in special areas such as the eyelid.
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to examine the application of local hatchet flaps for facial defect reconstruction, especially in cases where reconstruction is classically difficult for cosmetic and functional rehabilitation.
Methods:
We report an illustrated case series. Results. In this study, all four cases achieved satisfactory functional and cosmetic results using the local hatchet flap.
Conclusions:
The local hatchet flap is an effective and simple alternative for reconstructing facial defects in special areas of the face, offering good cosmetic results and satisfactory function.
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