title: Surgical excisions from and reconstructions of the oral lips.
abstract: Basal-cell and squamous-cell carcinomas frequently develop on or around the oral lips. They are treatable by surgery. The principles of surgical excisions from and reconstructions of the site are outlined and illustrated for small, medium, and large lesions.
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods