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

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 n...

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Published in:	Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Main Authors:	Tuli Puneet, Parashar Atul, Nanda Vipul, Sharma Ramesh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2009-01-01
Subjects:	Buccal musculomucosal flap; Cleft palate; Herniation of buccal fat pad
Online Access:	http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2009;volume=42;issue=1;spage=104;epage=105;aulast=Tuli