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Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
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(6): 119-120, 2004.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-327293
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore a new technique for the treatment of lower lip defect after carcinoectomy.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Six lower lip defects (more than two third of the length of the lower lip) after the tumor resection were treated with an orbicular muscular-mucous advancement flap.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All of the patients had achieved good results functionally and cosmetically with the following-ups from 6 months to 3 years.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The above mentioned techique could be a simple, safe and effective method for repairing lower lip defect.</p>