Cutting back muscles to “fill the face”

A woman in Guangzhou Haizhu District delayed treatment for a facial tumor, causing the right half of her face to be occupied by the tumor, which nearly caused serious consequences. The reporter learned from Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University that after the oral and maxillofacial-head and neck surgery experts removed the tumor for her, they cleverly cut the back muscle to fill the big hole left by the tumor. Ms. Chen, who lives in Haizhu District, had a swelling on her right face 5 years ago and had the swelling removed in a small clinic, after the operation, the doctor told her that the pathological test was benign and told her not to worry. After half a year, the swelling recurred, so Ms. Chen went to a specialized dermatology hospital and had another surgery. After the surgery, the doctor told her that the test result of the swelling was different from the first time, but it was still benign. After the surgery, the doctor told her that the test result of the swelling was different from the first time, but it was still benign. Ms. Chen felt that Western medicine was ineffective, so she turned to superstitious prescriptions and secret medicines. As the swelling grew, Ms. Chen persisted in taking herbal medicine despite her family’s advice, until the tumor occupied the entire right side of her face and right ear, causing her to experience facial paralysis. It was only after her family persuaded her many times that Ms. Chen found Dr. Chen Weiliang, a specialist in oral and maxillofacial-head and neck surgery at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, who wanted to operate to remove the tumor. “Her disease was originally very mild, but the past treatment was not standardized, and the constant recurrence coupled with the patient’s superstitious belief in prescriptions made the minor disease become a major one after a long time, which destroyed the appearance.” According to Chen Weiliang, the examination showed that Ms. Chen’s tumor was 20cm x 15cm x 9cm, almost two fists in size, invading the entire right cheek skin, parotid gland, right outer ear and close to the jaw bone, fortunately there was still a chance for surgery. After thorough preoperative preparation, Chen Weiliang successfully removed the tumor for Ms. Chen and repaired the huge defect on the right side of her face with a muscle flap from her back. The reporter was informed that the back skin color and texture are close to the head and neck, and the scar is hidden, so the post-operative impact on the function of the shoulder and arm is small, and the comprehensive effect of the “face repair” is good. At present, Ms. Chen is recovering well.