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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2009; 42(01): 104-105
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.53019
Case Report
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Delayed buccal fat pad herniation: An unusual complication of buccal flap in cleft surgery

Puneet Tuli
Department of Plastic Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Atul Parashar
Department of Plastic Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Vipul Nanda
Department of Plastic Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Ramesh K. Sharma
Department of Plastic Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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15 January 2020 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Buccal musculomucosal flap is commonly used in cleft palate surgery for providing additional lining when nasal mucosa is inadequate. We report an unusual complication of progressively increasing fat herniation from the sutured donor site which started appearing on the third postoperative day. This necessitated excision of the protruding fat pad on the seventh postoperative day. The possible mechanism and precautions for prevention of this complication are discussed.

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Buccal musculomucosal flap - Cleft palate - Herniation of buccal fat pad
 

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