title: [Orbicular muscular-mucous advancement flap for repairing the lower lip loss after lip cancer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore a new technique for the treatment of lower lip defect after carcinoectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six lower lip defects (more than two third of the length of the lower lip) after the tumor resection were treated with an orbicular muscular-mucous advancement flap.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All of the patients had achieved good results functionally and cosmetically with the following-ups from 6 months to 3 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The above mentioned techique could be a simple, safe and effective method for repairing lower lip defect.
authors.affiliation: The Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo Medical College, Ningbo 315020, China.
authors.forename: Sen-yang
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Mao-lin
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yan-min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wei-shi
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Ya-ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Ye
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps