O to Z Local Skin Flap: The Role for Managing Depressed Facial Scar After Resolution of Odontogenic Source of Infection
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The dominant opinion is that after correct diagnosis and resolution of the odontogenic source of infection, the extraoral fistula will disappear spontaneously without the need for any surgical intervention.[4] This concept is almost always true; however, in our practice, we have confronted with two cases that need to local skin flaps for solving the problem of depressed scar on the face several months after resolution of odontogenic source of infection.
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