Free composite graft for lip reconstruction after tumor excision.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 8792966.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
This paper represents 10 patients for whom lip defects following excision of malignant tumors were reconstructed by the free composite graft technique using the opposite side of the lip. Usually, for upper lip reconstruction, a switch flap or Zisser-Madden method is commonly used. For lower lip reconstruction, the methods of the double cross-lip flaps or the rotation flap are most frequently used. However, we recommend the free composite graft technique for selective patients, since this method is simpler than the other techniques and the results are excellent both cosmetically and functionally.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Lip
- Lip Neoplasms
- Postoperative Complications
- Surgery, Plastic
- Surgical Flaps