title: Reconstruction of perioral defects post-Mohs micrographic surgery: a dermatological surgeon's approach.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The perioral location has great functional, aesthetic and social importance. Over 100 procedures have been described for lip reconstruction, emphasizing the challenges that reconstructive surgeons face when dealing with such defects.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To outline the surgical reconstruction techniques of perioral defects post-Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS).
  
  
  METHODS
  The design and surgical techniques of reconstruction of perioral defects post-MMS are described.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of the surgical techniques described are illustrated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Herein, we describe the nuances of reconstructive techniques that we have found useful for repairing perioral defects post-MMS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Kent, U.K.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hafiji
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salmon
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D015580:Mohs Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps