Orbicular muscular-mucous advancement flap for repairing the lower lip loss after lip cancer / 中华整形外科杂志

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>