[The submental artery perforator flap for lower face defect and deformity].

OBJECTIVE

To analyze the clinical application of submental artery perforator flap for lower face defect and deformity.

METHODS

From Sep. 2006 to Mar. 2009, 22 cases with lower face defects and deformities were treated with the submental artery perforator flaps. The age of the patients ranged from 14 to 36. The perforator point was detected by Doppler flowmeter. The size of the flaps ranged from 4 cm x 5 cm to 6 cm x 7 cm.

RESULTS

Distal partial necrosis happened in one flap, which healed through dressing. All the other flaps survived with satisfactory appearance and less morbidity in donor sites.

CONCLUSIONS

Submental artery perforator flap is very suitable for lower face defect and deformity with reliable blood supply and less morbidity in donor site.