de la Parra-Márquez M, Mondragón-González S, López-Palazuelos J, Naal-Mendoza N, Rangel-Flores JM

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ABSTRACT

Background: Restoration of the face function and cosmesis after a traumatic complex wound is a challenge for the plastic surgeon. Worldwide, few cases have been reported about face replantation.
Objective: To present the case of the first partial face replantation reported in the national bibliography, using the labial artery for revascularization.
Clinical case: On June 19th 2011, a 7 years old male presented to the emergency room of the Mexican Institute of Social Security at Monterrey, Mexico, 4 hours after a partial face amputation secondary to a dog bite.
The amputated segment was composed by the 75% of the upper lip, 33% of the lower lip, oral commissure and 75% of the left cheek.The labial coronary artery and vein were anastomosed with 11-0 nylon sutures. The miorraphy of the orbicularis oris, the depressor anguli oris and the depressor labii inferioris with 4-0 vycril sutures.Six months after the surgery, the functional and aesthetic outcomes were excellent with reestablishment of total labial continence and total recovery of articulation of words.
Conclusions: amputations of any facial component should be initially managed with replantation. The function and cosmetics are better than any other technique of reconstruction. The labial coronary artery is an excellent choice for revascularization up to 25% of the face (lips and cheek).

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