title: [Vermillionectomy].
abstract: Several external factors such as sunlight and tobacco smoking may cause changes in the epithelium of the vermillion border, especially of the lower lip, resulting in a dry and crusty epithelium often accompanied by painful ulcerations. Some of these patients will eventually develop lip cancer in the vermillion border. We would like to present a consecutive series of 25 patients treated with vermillionectomy. It is a very good and efficient treatment which may be the solution to a long standing problem. The functional and cosmetic results are very good.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002613:Cheilitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013518:Surgery, Plastic
vernacular_title: Vermillektomi.