Color Doppler Flow Imaging of the Facial Artery and Vein

作者：Zhenmin Zhao, Senkai Li, Jun Xu, Yangqun Li, Weiqing Huang, Mingyong Yang, Lanhua Mu, Yuanbo Liu, Hong-feng Zhai, Ji Jin, Jianchu Li, Jinlai Li, Xian-Shui Fu · 发表于：Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · 年份：2000 · DOI：10.1097/00006534-200011000-00002 · 被引用次数：48 · 研究领域：Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques、Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques、Cleft Lip and Palate Research

The purpose of this study was to provide some guidelines with respect to the location of the facial vessels, display the potential inverted blood flow of the facial artery, and reemphasize the value of color Doppler ultrasound studies in flap planning. An anatomic study of the facial artery and vein was done using color Doppler ultrasonography in 12 adults. The artery and the vein were located together at the lower border of the mandible. Around the oral commissure and under the nasal ala, they were located apart from each other with variable distances. This divergence of the facial vein from the artery is important information in the planning of axial pattern flaps. Furthermore, the reverse flow was observed in 12 patients after the blood flow of the facial artery was stopped by applying pressure manually at the lower border of the mandible. Observation of the reversed flow confirms the possibility of safe elevation of a retrograde flow-arterialized flap based on the distal portion of the facial artery.