title: The "lip shave" operation for pre-malignant conditions and micro-invasive carcinoma of the lower lip.
abstract: The indications for a lip shave operation include actinic cheilitis with dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, or very early carcinoma with micro-invasion. In addition it may be combined with V wedge excision for larger carcinomas. The procedure consists in the excision of the vermilion epithelium with immediate repair of the lip by advancement of a flap of labial mucosa. The functional and cosmetic results of the operation are perfectly acceptable. The incidence of subsequent carcinoma in lips treated this way is very low.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000601:surgery*; D002613:Cheilitis / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000601:surgery*