Surgical Resection of Vascular Lesions Involving the Buccal Fat Pad

J Craniofac Surg. 2018 Jul;29(5):e459-e461. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004471.

Abstract

Vascular abnormalities are localized structural irregularities, which are performed during vasculogenesis, angiogenesis, and lymphangiogenesis. The involvement of soft tissue in such vascular malformations is frequent; however, the compromising of the buccal fat pads (Bichat bags) is uncommon, even in specialized centers, such as the plastic clinic of our institution, in which very few patients have been reported in the literature. The purpose of this article is to present a series of 2 patients in which vascular malformations involving the buccal fat pads, which were extracted by intraoral approach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / blood supply*
  • Adipose Tissue / surgery*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cheek / blood supply*
  • Cheek / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Oral Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Rhytidoplasty / adverse effects
  • Sclerotherapy / adverse effects
  • Vascular Malformations / surgery*