Plastic surgery; its principles and practice . eck with the pedicle above, and is insertedfskin side inward) in an incision through the cheek just in front of themasseter muscle. The neck defect is sutured or grafted. Ten dayslater the pedicle is cut, the end of the flap is sutured into the posteriorportion of the defect in the mucosa, and the incision through the cheek SURGERY OF THE CHEEK ;69 is closed. If it has been necessary in removing a growth to split thecheek, the neck flap may be sutured into the defect in the mucosaand the cheek closed over it, the rest of the procedure being the sa
Plastic surgery; its principles and practice . eck with the pedicle above, and is insertedfskin side inward) in an incision through the cheek just in front of themasseter muscle. The neck defect is sutured or grafted. Ten dayslater the pedicle is cut, the end of the flap is sutured into the posteriorportion of the defect in the mucosa, and the incision through the cheek SURGERY OF THE CHEEK ;69 is closed. If it has been necessary in removing a growth to split thecheek, the neck flap may be sutured into the defect in the mucosaand the cheek closed over it, the rest of the procedure being the sameas just described (Fig. 665). Many operators line cheek defects by turning in the surroundingskin, and then covering it with a pedunculated flap from the my hands this has proved very useful in small defects through thefull thickness of the cheek, in the absence of contracture of the jaws.(Fig. 666). The use of hairy skin turned into the mouth has always been con-traindicated, as the hair continues to grow, but this objection may be.
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