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Correction of Temporal Hollowing Deformity Using Serratus Anterior Muscle Flap
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- Issue Date
- 2022-01
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation
- Citation
- BioMed Research International, Vol.2022, p. 9523629
- Abstract
- Temporal hollowing deformity (THD) is a contour irregularity in the frontotemporal region, which results in facial asymmetry in the frontal view. Here, we present our clinical experience of correction of THD using serratus anterior (SA) muscle and fascia free flaps. Between March 2016 and December 2018, 13 patients presenting with THD were treated with SA free flap. The mean age of the patients was 47.8 years. The patients received craniectomy due to subarachnoid hemorrhage, epidural hematoma, or brain tumor. On average, correction of THD was performed 17 months after cranioplasty. The SA flap size ranged from 5 x 5 cm to 10 x 8 cm. The mean operation time was 107.3 minutes. All of the flaps survived without complications. The mean follow-up duration was 20.3 months. For correction of THD, the SA muscle and fascia flap is among the best candidates to permanently restore aesthetic form and symmetry.
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- 2314-6133
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