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Superficial musculoaponeurotic system elevation and fat graft reconstruction after superficial parotidectomy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18030169     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS: Elevation of the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) with or without fat graft interposition during superficial parotidectomy prevents a concave facial deformity and Frey's syndrome. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective, case-control study. METHODS: Charts for 248 patients who underwent superficial parotidectomy were reviewed for pathologic, radiographic, clinical, and operative data. Sixteen patients who underwent SMAS elevation and 34 patients who underwent SMAS elevation with fat graft interposition were included in two study groups. Nonreconstructed controls were randomly selected from a pool of patients who had unilateral, superficial parotidectomy and were matched based on pathologic specimen volume. Patients were surveyed for their postoperative symptoms. RESULTS: Patients undergoing SMAS elevation alone (n = 16) compared with controls (n = 19) had greater facial symmetry (12% vs. 32%, P = .147) and a lower incidence of symptomatic Frey's syndrome (6.3% vs. 18.6%, P = .382). Patients undergoing SMAS elevation and fat graft interposition (n = 34) compared with controls (n = 38) had less facial asymmetry (9% vs. 39%, P = .002) and a lower incidence of symptomatic Frey's syndrome (6% vs. 28%, P = .04). Complications among the study and control groups were comparable. CONCLUSIONS: Simultaneous reconstruction of a superficial parotidectomy defect using SMAS elevation with or without fat grafting may improve postoperative facial symmetry and decrease the incidence of symptomatic Frey's syndrome without increasing complications.
Authors:
Joseph M Curry; Kyle W Fisher; Ryan N Heffelfinger; Marc R Rosen; William M Keane; Edmund A Pribitkin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Laryngoscope     Volume:  118     ISSN:  0023-852X     ISO Abbreviation:  Laryngoscope     Publication Date:  2008 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-02-27     Completed Date:  2008-03-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8607378     Medline TA:  Laryngoscope     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  210-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA. joseph.curry@jefferson.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abdominal Fat / transplantation*
Adult
Aged
Case-Control Studies
Esthetics
Facial Asymmetry / epidemiology
Facial Nerve / pathology,  surgery
Fascia / pathology,  surgery
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Muscle, Skeletal / pathology,  surgery*
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Parotid Neoplasms / pathology,  surgery*
Patient Satisfaction
Postoperative Period
Questionnaires
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures / methods*
Retrospective Studies
Subcutaneous Tissue / pathology,  surgery*
Sweating, Gustatory / epidemiology

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