Vermilion flap propelling for repairing secondary vermilion defect on bilateral cleft lip / 中华医学美学美容杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To introduce a method of repairing the secondary vermilion defect caused by bilateral cleft lip. Methods The two side vermilion flaps beside the defect were cut along the vermilion boundary, and the lip artery was involved in the flaps. The flap may be extended to lower lip if the defect was much large. Then the two flaps were propelled to repair the defective region. Results This method was used in 15 cases, in which the biggest width of the defect was 1.2 cm, and the smallest was 1.0 cm, with all the flaps survived. The postoperative appearance of the upper lip was satisfactory. Conclusion The lip artery is constant, so the blood supply of the flap is reliable and anatomizing the flap is easy. This is a new method and can be widely used in repairing vermilion defects.