Contour correction of the vermilion of the upper lip by island flap of the lower lip.
A method is shown to correct contour defects of the upper lip vermilion by an island of vermilion of the lower lip. A muscle bundle of the orbicularis oris is used to carry the island. It is tunneled around the commissure to the upper lip defect. Three cases are shown.
Wintsch
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Clinic for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland.
Ortiz Monasterio
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*