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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….

Microneurovascular Free Transfer of Pectoralis Minor Muscle for Facial Reanimation J. K. TERZIS The pectoralis minor muscle seems to have the best qualities of both the gracilis and extensor digitorum…

Lower-Lip Sandwich Abé Skin Flap to Upper Lip I. T. JACKSON EDITORIAL COMMENT The results that the author shows are outstanding. We wonder whether contraction of the upper lip also…

Lip-Switch Abbé Flap for Philtrum D. R. MILLARD JR. EDITORIAL COMMENT Chapters 158 and 159 are modifications of the crossed-lip-flap principle. The lip-switch flap is popularly known as the Abbé…

Principles of Prefabricated Flaps J. BAUDET D. MARTIN EDITORIAL COMMENT This chapter, by one of our most innovative microsurgery and plastic surgeons, is recommended for solutions to some of the…

Microneurovascular Free Transfer of The Serratus Anterior Muscle J. C. GROTTING The serratus anterior muscle is a small, thin muscle that can be used as a free vascularized transfer for…

Microneurovascular Free Transfer of Extensor Digitorum Brevis Muscle for Facial Reanimation V. K. RAO J. A. BUTLER Because of its size, several bellies, and long neurovascular pedicle, the extensor digitorum…