Reconstructive surgery of the lips and cheek.
There are a variety of defects of the lips, cheek, and nasal tissue in small animals that occur as a result of trauma, wide tumor excision, and congenital disorders. Fortunately, there is sufficient labial and buccal tissue available to close many of the moderate-sized defects encountered in practice by utilizing the basic closure techniques discussed in this article.
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Small Animal Surgery, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000601:surgery*; D002610:Cheek / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs / Q000601:surgery*; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000662:veterinary*