Arch Plast Surg.  2018 May;45(3):271-274. 10.5999/aps.2017.00969.

Use of the facial dismasking flap approach for surgical treatment of a multifocal craniofacial abscess

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shinmatsudo Central General Hospital, Matsudo, Japan.
  • 2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. yanoaprs@icloud.com
  • 3Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.

Abstract

The decision of which surgical approach to use for the treatment of a multifocal craniofacial abscess is still a controversial matter. A failure to control disease progress in the craniofacial region can potentially put the patient's life at risk. Therefore, understanding the various ways to approach the craniofacial region helps surgeons to obtain satisfactory results in such cases. In this report, we describe a patient who visited the emergency department with a large swelling in his right cheek. A blood test and computed tomography revealed odontogenic maxillary sinusitis. The patient developed sepsis due to a progressive multifocal abscess. An abscess was seen in the temporal muscle, infratemporal fossa, and interorbital region. To control this multifocal abscess, we used the facial dismasking flap (FDF) approach. After debridement using the FDF approach, we succeeded in obtaining sufficient drainage of the abscess, and the patient recovered from sepsis. The advantages of the FDF approach are that it provides a wide surgical field, extending from the parietal region to the mid-facial region, and that it leaves no aesthetically displeasing scars on the face. The FDF approach may be one of the best options to approach multifocal abscesses in the craniofacial region.

Keyword

Face; Orbit; Abscess; Facial bones

MeSH Terms

Abscess*
Cheek
Cicatrix
Debridement
Drainage
Emergency Service, Hospital
Facial Bones
Hematologic Tests
Humans
Maxillary Sinus
Maxillary Sinusitis
Orbit
Parietal Lobe
Sepsis
Surgeons
Temporal Muscle
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