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Case 4. A 23-month-old boy with a hemangioma in the right zygomatic region. (a) Preoperative photograph. (b) A zig-zag incision was selected in the first operation. Three intralesional excisions were performed. (c) Results at 3 days after the initial operation. (d) Design of the incisional line in the second operation. (e) Design of the incisional line in the last operation. (f) Results at 6 months after the last operation. The resulting scar was not conspicuous, and the outcome was judged as excellent.
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F2
A 23-month-old boy presented with a hemangioma in the right zygomatic region (Fig 2a), for which 3 intralesional excisions were performed (Figs 2b-2e). The resulting scar was not conspicuous, and the outcome was judged as excellent (Fig 2f).
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Case 11. A 55-month-old girl with a fibrofatty tissue and a scar due to a large hemangioma on the lower lip. (a) Preoperative photograph. (b) Design of the incisional line in the first operation. (c) Results immediately after wound closure. (d) Results at 6 months after the initial operation. (e) Results at 4 months after the second operation. The outcome was judged as good.
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F3
A 55-month-old girl presented with fibrofatty tissue and a scar due to a large hemangioma on the lower lip (Fig 3a). Two excisions were performed (Figs 3b-d), after which no distortion or functional impairment of the lower lip remained; thus, the result was judged as good (Fig 3e).