CC BY-NC 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2016; 43(01): 19-25
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2016.43.1.19
Original Article

Outcomes of Surgical Treatment of Vascular Anomalies on the Vermilion

Sang Min Park
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
,
Yong Chan Bae
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
,
Jae Woo Lee
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
,
Hoon Soo Kim
Department of Dermatology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
,
In Sook Lee
Department of Radiology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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This work was supported by a clinical research grant from Pusan National University Hospital in 2015.

Background The vermilion plays an important role in both the aesthetic and functional aspects of facial anatomy. Due to its structural features, the complete excision of vascular anomalies on the vermilion is challenging, making it difficult to determine the appropriate treatment strategy. Thus, the authors analyzed the results of surgical treatment of vascular anomalies on the vermilion.

Methods The medical records of 38 patients with vascular anomalies on the vermilion who underwent surgery from 1995 to 2013 were analyzed. Nine of the cases had an involuted hemangioma, and 29 cases had a vascular malformation; of the vascular malformations, 13, 11, one, and four cases involved were capillary malformations (CMs), venous malformations (VMs), lymphatic malformations (LMs), and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), respectively. We investigated the surgical methods used to treat these patients, the quantity of surgical procedures, complications and instances of recurrence, and self-assessed satisfaction scores.

Results A total of 50 operations were carried out: 28 horizontal partial excisions, eight vertical partial excisions, and 14 operations using other surgical methods. All cases of AVM underwent complete excision. Six cases experienced minor complications and one case of recurrence was observed. The overall average satisfaction score was 4.1 out of 5, while the satisfaction scores associated with each lesion type were 4.2 for hemangiomas, 3.9 for CMs, 4.2 for VMs, 5.0 for LMs, and 4.0 for AVMs.

Conclusions It is difficult to completely excise vascular anomalies that involve the vermilion. This study suggests that partial excision focused on correcting the overall contour of the lips is effective and leads to satisfactory results.

The content of this article was presented at the 72nd Congress of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons on November 7–9, 2014 in Seoul, Korea.




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Eingereicht: 15. April 2015

Angenommen: 01. September 2015

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20. April 2022

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