Abstract Radical tumor ablation or severe trauma can result in challenging tissue defects. The split anterolateral thigh free flap has been promoted as an ideal option for complex We aimed to evaluate whether this could be performed without major morbidity. A systematic review following the Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines was conducted assess hypothesis...

The lip is a part of the face that is frequently affected by burn injury. Post-burn scar sequelae in this area often result in cosmetic disfigurement and psychological upsets in patients, especially young adult females. A burn destroys the aesthetic features and lines of the lip. Plastic and reconstructive surgery of the face has a long history. Many local and regional flaps have been used for ...

Given the shortcomings of current methods to shorten the cutaneous upper lip, the senior authors modified the traditional subnasal lip lift with endonasal flaps, performing 311 such lifts over a 15-year period. Ideal surgical candidates are adults with tall philtra, negligible dental show, and no maxillary abnormalities. Benefits of the procedure include improved scar appearance and pout, absen...

After cleft lip repair, many patients suffer from nasolabial fistulas, asymmetrical nasal floor, or an indistinct nostril sill, as well as intraoral wound dehiscence and subsequent scar contracture of surgical wounds leading to vestibular stenosis. For successful primary nasolabial repair of complete cleft deformity of the primary palate, cleft surgeons need special care in reconstructing the s...

Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the lower lip. Environmental factors such as ultraviolet light exposure, arsenic and smoking are contributing factors to the increasing incidence. Mohs surgery is the treatment of choice ensuring the lowest recurrence rates. The closure of the surgical defects, however, can be a challenge. Multiple and versatile methods of reconstructing ...

Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignant neoplasm of the lips, and in about 90% of cases it is located on the lower lip due to higher cumulative exposure to ultraviolet radiation. The authors present two surgical techniques for reconstruction of large lower lip defects, resulting from surgical excision of tumors, exemplifying and comparing them with two clinical cases.

In this study we review vermilion reconstruction during the unilateral cleft lip repair. A serious of 15 cases with unilateral cleft lip either complete or in complete where treated using the lateral triangular vermilion flap technique to ensure vermilion augmentation resulted in good approximation of both medial and lateral sides.

BACKGROUND Surgery for unilateral cleft lip repair has evolved over centuries. Many studies give detailed inside to this process of evolution of various techniques and their modifications. Objectives were to compare linear repair of Millard rotation advancement technique and triangular flap technique of Nordhoff, at vermilion in unilateral cleft lip repair. METHODS This cross-sectional analyt...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between the use of relaxing incisions and maxillary growth disturbance after primary palatoplasty in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate. METHODS This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled trial study with ethical committee approval between 2 groups of patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate w...

Primary surgery of cleft lip and palate has dramatically improved with technical and material advances. Some adults who previously underwent surgery still have upper lip deformities or extensive scar, and they are occasionally seen for secondary treatment. We reported a case of unilateral cleft lip patient who had extensive scar involving the central 1/4 of the upper lip, with gross lip and nas...