NEW APPLICATION FOR THE BITEMPORAL (VISOR) FLAP IN RECONSTRUCTION OF ADVANCED LOWER LIP CARCINOMA

new application for the bitemporal (visor) flap in reconstruction of advanced lower lip carcinoma

background: lip carcinoma is a common cancer with a good prognosis and when patients refer early in the course of disease the results of treatment are acceptable. surgical procedures for reconstruction of lip defects are the use of remaining lip tissue, tissue from the opposite lip, adjacent cheek tissue, distant flaps and microvascular free flaps. the bitemporal (visor) flap is a regional flap...

Visor flap for total upper and lower lip reconstruction: a case report

INTRODUCTION Noma, aptly named the 'face of poverty', is a scourge with a mortality rate of up to 90% that affects some 140,000 people each year, predominantly children in the sub-Saharan 'noma belt'. Survivors of the acute attack suffer severe facial disfigurement from loss of facial tissue and scarring. Surgical reconstruction of noma defects is a major challenge, especially in Africa, where ...

Lower Lip Reconstruction: Karapandzic Flap

DESCRIPTION The patient is a 61 year old man with a shave biopsy proven squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lower lip. Seven years ago, the patient underwent Moh's surgery for the same diagnosis on the lower lip. Patient reports that over the past 6 years the lesion has increased in size, has bled at intervals, and was not healing.

Gastrocnemius Muscle Flap and Its Application in Lower Extremity Reconstruction

The split orbicularis myomucosal flap for lower lip reconstruction.

OBJECTIVES To describe the split orbicularis myomucosal flap and to review our center's experience with this technique for large defects of the lower lip. METHODS All patients presenting to the senior author (Y.D.) for lower lip reconstruction using this flap were reviewed in a retrospective fashion. RESULTS A total of 14 patients with a minimum follow-up of 6 months (mean, 3.4 years; range...

The Camille Bernard Flap for Lower Lip Reconstruction

Figure 1. Preoperative aspect and the excisional pattern.