title: Early rotation of a cross-lip flap to repair a defect caused by a human bite.
abstract: A case is presented of loss of half of the lower lip from a human bite. An Estlander flap was used on the fifth day for reconstruction, with no infection and a good result. This shows the advantage of a "delayed primary closure" in some of these badly contaminated wounds.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000601:surgery*; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps