title: Reconstruction of cupid's bow with bilateral vermilion flaps.
abstract: A technique to reconstruct the cupid's bow of the upper lip using bilateral vermilion flaps is presented. This technique is useful in cases where the cupid's bow is absent after surgery or trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nihei
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Urushidate
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010858:Pigmentation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*