Tumors of the rostral maxilla that involve both the oral mucosa and the dermis or subdermis of the dorsolateral muzzle provide unique challenges for the oromaxillofacial surgeon. Traditionally described approaches to such lesions may involve an intraoral incision that extends and involves the upper lip to envelope the involved dermis of the dorsolateral muzzle. However, such an approach unneces...

BACKGROUND Buccinator myomucosal flaps are routinely used for oral cavity reconstruction and are indicated mainly in patients classified as having stage N0 cancer. This purpose of this study was to investigate whether preservation of the vascular pedicle of the flap (facial artery and vein) during stadiative neck dissection alters the oncologic safety in these patients. METHODS Fifty patients...

The treatment of patients with unilateral cleft lip has undergone significant development during the last decades. With better understanding of the anatomy of the unilateral cleft lip and nasal deformities, primary correction of the nasal deformity at the time of lip repair, critical evaluation of short and long-term results following various treatment protocols, and constant striving for perfe...

INTRODUCTION Squamous cell carcinoma is a common tumour of lower lip. Small defects created by surgical resection may be readily reconstructed by linear closure or with local flaps. However, large tumours resection often results with microstomia and oral incompetence, drooling, and speech incomprehension. The goal of this study is to describe our experience with composite free radial forearm-pa...

Lip carcinoma is one of the most frequent conditions affecting general population. It among ten common neoplasms, but despite advances in research and therapy, its prognosis has not improved a significant way past few years, making it challenge medical field surgical treatment. This study was conducted with aim evaluating available reconstructive options for treatment lip carcinomas order to de...

BACKGROUND In this article, a new surgical procedure that can be used for reconstruction of lower lip defects of any size is described. METHODS In this prospective study, the surgical procedure was applied in 16 patients. In this procedure, the mucosa and the orbicularis oris muscle of the lower lip are repaired with a composite flap, and the skin defect is closed using local skin flaps. The ...

Abstract Introduction To critically appraise the outcomes of different techniques described for total lower lip reconstruction in a retrospective study, where these factors were specifically documented. Method A comprehensive literature review was conducted over 20-year period using Pudmed and EMBASE search terms “local”, “regional”, “functional”, “total reconstruction”. Data collected included...

The ideally repaired cleft lip should provide a symmetrical Cupid's bow, philtrum, and minimal scar. In the appearance of the upper lip, the philtrum plays a key role. The most popular method for unilateral cleft lip repair is the rotation advancement technique introduced by Millard. This technique requires the rotation of the non-cleft-side flap in a unilateral cleft lip. As the vertical discr...