Reconstruction of concomitant total loss of the upper and lower lips with a free vertical rectus abdominis flap.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Total loss of both lips is fortunately rare as reconstruction of such defects poses an enormous challenge. We present a case of concomitant loss of both lips as a result of fulminant pneumococcal septicemia, which was reconstructed with a free vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap due to lack of traditional donor sites.
Medical subject headings
- Ischemia
- Lip
- Pneumococcal Infections
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
- Sepsis