Upper Lip Reconstructions in Acquired Defects Excluding Melanocytic Nevi and Vascular Tumors

Mehmet O. Yenidünya

doi:10.12816/0010265

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Upper Lip Reconstructions in Acquired Defects Excluding Melanocytic Nevi and Vascular Tumors

Authors:

Mehmet O. Yenidünya

Publisher:

Islamic World Academy of Sciences

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Medical Journal of Islamic World Academy of Sciences 2015 Vol.23 Issue 1, pp.6-15

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

60757

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

10163360

DOI:

10.12816/0010265

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Abstract:

 As one of the face’s prominent features, the lips help to eat, drink, suck, speak, and kiss, and their functions show certainemotional expressions while communicating with people. Although the lips are without bone and very flexible, they havevery close relationships with the upper jaw. Furthermore, the two lips together make the oral sphincter, and none of themhas superiority over the other on behalf of the sphincteric functions.A total of 36 cases of upper lip reconstruction were reviewed retrospectively. Melanocytic nevi and tumors in the vascularorigin were excluded from the study. All cases were performed sequentially over 25 years by the author. Indications,techniques, postoperative care, complications, and patient characteristics were taken into consideration for each case.Most of the defects resulted from malignant tumor excisions. The procedures used for the upper lip reconstruction includeddirect closure (n: 5 ), cheek bilobed flap (n: 4), perialar crescentic advancement flaps (n: 8), full-thickness skin grafting (n: 1),Estlander flap (n: 1), V-Y advancement flaps (n: 3), superiorly based nasolabial peninsular flap (n: 3), perforator-based islandflap (n: 6), bilateral depressor anguli oris flaps (n: 1), and musculocutaneous flap combined with local skin flaps (n: 3). Nohematomas, infections, or flap necrosis were reported. One patient died of myocardial infarction during early postoperativedays.Most of the defects located on the upper lip can be treated with certain type of perforator-based flaps or perialar crescenticadvancement flaps. Since most of the tumors are small or medium sized, an adequate knowledge about these two flapsmust be acquired.

Article Details

Upper Lip Reconstructions in Acquired Defects Excluding Melanocytic Nevi and Vascular Tumors

Authors:

Mehmet O. Yenidünya

Publisher:

Islamic World Academy of Sciences

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Medical Journal of Islamic World Academy of Sciences 2015 Vol.23 Issue 1, pp.6-15

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

60757

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

10163360

DOI:

10.12816/0010265

Descriptors:

PLASTIC SURGERY

MOUTH

LIP DISORDERS

DISTORTION

PATIENTS

Upper Lip Defects

Perforator-Based Flap

Bilobed Flap

Moustache

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Mehmet O. Yenidünya

Publisher: Islamic World Academy of Sciences

Main Topics: Medicine

Journal: Medical Journal of Islamic World Academy of Sciences 2015 Vol.23 Issue 1, pp.6-15

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2015

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 60757

Frequency: Quarterly

pISSN: 10163360

DOI: 10.12816/0010265

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Mehmet O. Yenidünya

Publisher:

Islamic World Academy of Sciences

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Medical Journal of Islamic World Academy of Sciences 2015 Vol.23 Issue 1, pp.6-15

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

60757

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

10163360

DOI:

10.12816/0010265