Functional lower lip reconstruction with a forearm flap combined with a free gracilis muscle transfer.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We applied a forearm flap combined with a gracilis muscle flap for total reconstruction of the lower lip. The motor nerve of the gracilis muscle was repaired to the buccal branch in the cheek. The patient obtained good sphincter function for eating and speaking, and he could inflate a balloon without air leakage.
Medical subject headings
- Forearm
- Lip
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
- Surgical Flaps