title: Reconstruction of the lower lip.
abstract: Reconstruction of the lower lip requires a reconstitution of the sphincter functions of oral competence, provision of articulation, as well as a satisfactory aesthetic result. A step-by-step approach based on the magnitude of the defect provides the surgeon with a consistent result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, USA.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Luce
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome