title: A tissue-expanding vermilion myocutaneous flap for lip repair.
abstract: An approach to lip reconstruction is described utilizing a myocutaneous vermilion flap based on the inferior labial artery. The inherent elasticity of the lip is used to great advantage by stretching the freed vermilion flap to bridge a loss of about one-half the lower lip. This vermilion flap may be worthy of consideration when reconstructing lip defects resulting from trauma (e.g., electric burns), tumor resections, and other congenital anomalies.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps