title: Double V-Y advancement flap in the management of lower lip reconstruction.
abstract: A new method for lower lip reconstruction is proposed. It is based on a double cutaneous and mucous V-Y advancement flap and is suggested for the surgical treatment of lip cancer confined between the skin and the vermilion with a horizontal spread. Sixteen patients were treated from 1996 to 2001 with this technique and the results were satisfactory both from the functional and the aesthetic standpoints.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bocchi
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baccarani
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castagnetti
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Papadia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome