Plastic Surgery Key

Bilateral Vermilion Flaps for Lower Lip Repair H. OHTSUKA EDITORIAL COMMENT Useful techniques rely on the dispensability of the vermilion portion of the lip. If the advancement is considerable, it…

Bilateral Lateral Vermilion Border Transposition Flaps K. MATSUO EDITORIAL COMMENT This is a good way to correct the whistle deformity and to provide for a symmetric lip with equal thickness…

Tongue Mucosal and Musculomucosal Flap for Lip Reconstruction J. GUERREROSANTOS EDITORIAL COMMENT The use of tissue from the undersurface of the tongue is preferable for lip reconstruction because the dorsum…

Innervated Musculocutaneous Lip and Cheek Flaps M. KARAPANDŽIć EDITORIAL COMMENT This is a classic description of one of the most important procedures currently used to reconstruct defects of the upper…

Fan Flaps W. R. MULLIN D. R. MILLARD JR. These flaps were given the name “fan flaps” because of their resemblance to the rotational opening of an oriental folding fan….

Platysma Musculocutaneous Flap to The Lower Lip J. N. BARRON M. N. SAAD EDITORIAL COMMENT The anatomic description and blood supply for the standard platysmal flap apply here. The illustrative…

Paired Deltopectoral Skin Flap to The Lip M. SOUSSALINE EDITORIAL COMMENT It appears that this reconstruction could be accomplished with one deltopectoral flap if the surgeon desired. This denervated lower…

Orbicularis Oris Muscle Flaps C. L. PUCKETT K. L. PICKRELL J. F. REINISCH Mobilization of the orbicularis oris muscle flap has been useful in reconstruction for paralysis or discontinuity of…

Functional Lower Lip and Oral Sphincter Reconstruction With Innervated Depressor Anguli Oris Flaps G. R. TOBIN EDITORIAL COMMENT The objective of the procedure, which is to restore the oral sphincter…

Steeple Skin-Muscle-Mucosal Flap for Lower Lip Reconstruction M. F. STRANC G. A. ROBERTSON The repair of extensive lower lip defects has challenged the ingenuity of reconstructive surgeons for many years…