• Department of Plastic Surgery;;
  • the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou Medical College. Wuxi Jiangsu;;
  • P.R. China 214062;;
Skin flap; Tongue shaped flap; Wound repair
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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.

Citation： Jin ling,DAI Sai min.. WOUND REPAIR WITH SINGLE OR DOUBLE REVERSE TONGUE-SHAPED SKIN FLAP/GAO Feng-shan, Lv. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 1999, 13(6): 329-331. doi: Copy

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