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Reconstruction design before tumour resection: A new concept of through-and-through cheek defect reconstruction
Zhao-Jian Gong1, Zhen-Hu Ren2, Kai Wang1
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China.
Objective:
To explore a new method of reconstruction of through-and-through cheek defects and to evaluate this method's efficacy and patient prognosis.
Materials And Methods:
This retrospective study included 70 patients who underwent reconstruction of through-and-through cheek defects. The surgical approach, design of facial skin incisions, selection and design of flaps, postoperative quality of life and prognosis of patients were recorded and reported.
Results:
Postoperative quality of life gradually increased over time, and the mean scores of University of Washington Quality of Life (UW-QOL) Questionnaire was more than 80 at 1-year postoperatively. The appearance, oral competence, chewing, swallowing, speech and other oral functions were well recovered in about 90% of patients at 1-year postoperatively.
Conclusion:
This new idea of reconstruction before tumour resection, brings the effect of plastic and reconstructive surgery to a new height.
