Reanimation of lower lip reconstructed by flaps.
This paper describes a technique of reanimating the reconstructed lower lip. For this the complete masseter on both sides has been used in order to obviate the danger of damaging the motor nerve supply to the muscle. The technique has been suitably modified to use the remaining musculature of the lips (i.e. orbicularis and the levators of the angle and upper lip) to improve the overall efficiency of the remaining upper lip function.
D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000601:surgery; D009068:Movement; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps