Clinical effects of superficial temporal artery lobulated perforator flaps in repairing skin and soft tissue defects after temporal tumor resection

Liao Xiaoshuang; Chen Wei; Jiang Haifang; Zhou Jian; Wei Zairong; Chang Shusen; Zhang Fang; Nie Kaiyu

doi:10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20220816-00347

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Liao XS,Chen W,Jiang HF,et al.Clinical effects of superficial temporal artery lobulated perforator flaps in repairing skin and soft tissue defects after temporal tumor resection[J].Chin J Burns Wounds,2023,39(6):534-539.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20220816-00347.

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Clinical effects of superficial temporal artery lobulated perforator flaps in repairing skin and soft tissue defects after temporal tumor resection

doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20220816-00347

Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, China

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Objective To explore the feasibility and clinical effects of using superficial temporal artery lobulated perforator flaps in repairing skin and soft tissue defects after tumor resection in the temporal region. Methods A retrospective observational study method was used. From March 2017 to October 2022, ten patients with temporal skin tumors were admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, including six women and four men, with age ranging from 42 to 87 years. Among them, three patients had squamous cell carcinoma and seven patients had basal cell carcinoma, with disease duration ranging from 6 months to 5 years. All temporal tumors underwent expanded resection, leaving wound areas of 5.4 cm×4.2 cm to 7.0 cm×4.0 cm after tumor resection. Superficial temporal artery frontal branch flaps with areas of 5.5 cm×1.2 cm to 7.0 cm×1.5 cm, superficial temporal artery descending branch flaps with areas of 4.2 cm×3.5 cm to 5.0 cm×4.0 cm, and superficial temporal artery parietal branch flaps with areas of 4.2 cm×1.0 cm to 5.0 cm×1.0 cm were designed to repair the wounds and reconstruct the hairline. The donor areas of the flaps were closed and sutured directly. The survival of the flaps was observed on 3 to 5 days after surgery, and the healing of wounds on the donor and recipient sites was observed when the stitches were removed on 5 to 7 days after surgery. During follow-up after surgery, the appearance of the temporal area, scar hyperplasia, hairline reconstruction, and tumor recurrence were observed in the temporal region on the affected side. Results All the flaps survived well on 3 to 5 days after surgery, and all the donor and recipient site wounds healed well on 5 to 7 days after surgery. During follow-up of 3 to 6 months after surgery, the surgical incisions were concealed; the flaps were not swollen, with a consistent color to the surrounding skin; there were no obvious hypertrophic scars; the reconstructed hairline on the affected side was not significantly different from that of the healthy side; there was no tumor recurrence in the local area. Conclusions For large areas of skin and soft tissue defects in the temporal region, the use of superficial temporal artery lobulated perforator flaps can repair the wounds in different regions and suture the donor sites in the primary stage simultaneously. The surgical operation is simple, and the facial appearance conforms to the aesthetic requirement after surgery with no tumor recurrence in the local area but a good repair effect. This method is particularly suitable for repairing large areas of skin and soft tissue defects in the temporal region in elderly patients.
- Surgical flaps,
- Facial neoplasms,
- Superficial temporal artery,
- Wound repair,
- Temporal region

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