title: Reconstruction of the upper lip with lip switch (Abbe flap reconstruction).
abstract: The lip switch operation (Abbe) is useful for full thickness defects of the upper lip. Careful design of the flap with pedicle take-down and inset of the flap after 2 weeks, leads to a predictably good reconstructive result. The flap is most useful for 30-50% full thickness defects of the upper lip.
authors.affiliation: Skin and Cancer Foundation, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hodgkinson
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*