Reconstruction of the lips, oral commissure, and full-thickness cheek with a composite radial forearm palmaris longus free flap.
Reconstruction of the lower and upper lips, commissure, and full-thickness cheek defects using a composite radial forearm palmaris longus free flap with secondary commissuroplasty is described. This flap is useful for reconstruction of the total lower lip as well as larger defects that include full-thickness cheek and the commissure.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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Furuta
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Sakaguchi
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Iwasawa
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Kurita
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Minemura
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D002610:Cheek / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous