Repair of upper lip defects with an island flap based on the inferior labial arterial arch / 中华整形外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
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(6): 264-265, 2005.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-255059
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate one-stage repairing upper lip defects with an island flap based on the inferior labial arterial arch.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>An island flap pedicled with the inferior labial arterial arch was used to repair upper lip defects. The size of the wedge-shaped flap ranged from 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm to 1.5 cm x 2.0 cm. Since 1993, fifteen patients with upper lip defects have been treated with this method.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All the flaps survived with satisfactory function and appearance.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The island flap of the inferior labial arterial arch is effective and applicable in repairing severe secondary deformities of congenital bilateral cleft lips.</p>
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Main subject:
Arteries
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General Surgery
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Surgical Flaps
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Transplantation
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Cleft Lip
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Plastic Surgery Procedures
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Lip
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Methods
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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