From the aDepartment of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

bDepartment of Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University

cDepartment of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

Received July 9, 2023, and accepted for publication, after revision January 7, 2024.

T.K. and J.Z. contributed equally to this work. L.K. and W.L. contributed equally to this work.

Conflicts of interest and sources of funding: none declared.

This study was funded by the Hospital Research Fund (SDFEYBS1805, SDFEYGJ2013, and XKTJ-HRC20210015), Suzhou Science and Technology Development Project (SYS2020105, SKJY2021078, and 2022SS43), and the Special Project of “Technological Innovation” Project of CNNC Medical Industry Co, Ltd (ZHYLZD2021002). The study was supported by the CNNC Elite Talent Program.

This study is based on the clinical treatment of facial skin carcinoma. The ethical approval of this case report comes from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University. This surgical method has been approved by the health commission of Jiangsu Province in China and has been classified as a grade 4 surgery (the highest level). All patients (or their guardians) had signed the informed consent for surgery and consent for photo publication before surgery.

Reprints: Wu Lijun, Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Sanxiang Road, Suzhou, 215004, China. E-mail: [email protected] and Li Ke, Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Shizi Street, Suzhou, 215004, China. E-mail: [email protected].