title: Contour correction of the vermilion of the upper lip by island flap of the lower lip.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wintsch
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ortiz Monasterio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*