Replantation of an amputated upper lip.

Husami, T W; Cervino, A L; Pennington, G A; Douglas, B K · Microsurgery · 1992

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Soft tissue defects of the face are a difficult reconstructive problem. Replantation of large amputated segments of the face has been rarely successful and has lagged well behind extremity trauma due in part to the relative rarity of these defects. Presented is a case of successful microvascular replantation of half of the upper lip after a dog bite.

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