Plastic Surgery Key

Upper Lip Angular Skin-Muscle-Mucosal Flap to Lower Lip C. R. BALCH A cross-lip flap from the upper lip provides the best repair for many defects of the lower lip (1)….

Hair-Bearing Skin Flaps J. S. P. WILSON M. D. BROUGH Hair-bearing skin flaps of the scalp can be used for reconstruction of hair-bearing areas of the scalp itself and also…

Nasolabial (Gate) Skin-Muscle-Mucosal Flap to Lower Lip R. FUJIMORI EDITORIAL COMMENT This procedure certainly accomplishes what it sets out to do; however, the editors are concerned with the innervation to…

“Bandoneon” Technique: Mucomyocutaneous Stretched Flaps in Lip Reconstruction I. J. PELED Y. ULLMANN EDITORIAL COMMENT The innovative nomenclature of this flap is appropriate in that the musical instrument called a…

Stepladder Skin-Muscle-Mucosal Flap for Lower Lip Reconstruction A. D. PELLY E.-P. TAN It is generally accepted that the orbicularis oris should be reconstructed following major resections of the lower lip….

Advancement Musculocutaneous and Skin Flaps for Upper Lip Repair E. J. VAN DORPE Tissue replacement in the central part of the upper lip, the area defined laterally by a vertical…

Submental Hair-Bearing Skin Flap to Upper Lip H. SCHAUPP EDITORIAL COMMENT The finesse of this procedure is that it produces a hair-bearing upper lip that has normal-looking hair in the…

Subcutaneous Pedicle Flaps to The Lip J. N. BARRON M. N. SAAD The use of subcutaneous pedicle flaps in lip reconstruction is limited, partly because of the multitude of excellent…

Lip Fleur-De-Lis Flap D. R. MILLARD JR. EDITORIAL COMMENT This is a classic technique that attempted to replace the lost central portion of the lip. Such substantial deformities were created…

One-Stage Lip-Switch H. OHTSUKA EDITORIAL COMMENT Although this technique avoids the 1- or 2-week period of attachment, there is significant risk of loss of the flap, especially from venous congestion….