Using the buccal fat pad to reconstruct midface defects
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A new study in Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine demonstrates the use of a buccal fat advancement-transposition (BFAT) flap for the reconstruction of a large midface defect caused by surgical resection of a cutaneous malignancy. Click here to read the article now.
Taha Shipchandler, MD, from Indiana University School of Medicine, and coauthors, performed 20 dissections on 10 human anatomic specimens to examine and demonstrate the access to and utility of the buccal fat in midface reconstruction. “Our study demonstrates how the BFAT flap can be an important new tool for the facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon in reconstructing facial volume defect,” stated the investigators.
In the related Commentary by Scott Owen, MD, from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, he states that the article on BFAT “provides a concise anatomic demonstration of buccal fat’s potential to the reconstructive surgeon.” According to Dr. Owen, “A great anatomic study instead arms the readers with a new technique and the inspiration to apply this creatively at their discretion.”
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Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine is a multispecialty peer-reviewed journal with the key mission of providing physicians with the most accurate and innovative information in the discipline of reconstructive and cosmetic facial plastic interventions. Led by Editor-in-Chief Travis T. Tollefson, MD, MPH, University of California, Davis, the Journal publishes significant peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery of the head and neck. Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine is the official publication of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc., the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, and the International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies. For more information and a sample issue, please visit the Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine website.
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