A study of improvement intra-antilobium incision in parotid gland surgery

Objective: To analyze clinically two methods of incision in patients who had undergone regional parotidectomy for improving cosmetic results. Methods: There were 32 cases of parotid gland tumor in the patients, those divided into two groups randomly. All patients were performed partly parotidectomy with intra-antilobium incision in group one and routine S -shape incision in group two respectively. Follow-up was carried out from 1week to 2years post operation to observe the treatment result. Results: There were less tissue reaction, less time of recovery, less scar and more beautiful outlook and more satiafaction in group one than those in group two (P0.05) . There was no difference on relapse rate and incidence of partial facial nerve injury among two groups (P0.05) . Conclusion: The trauma and some post complications were reduced in the new technique. This surgical approach presented could achieve a better facial cosmetic result in the parotid gland surgery.