title: Reconstruction of upper lip scar using tissue expander advancement flap.
abstract: Some patients who previously underwent burns have upper lip deformities or extensive scars so they seek for treatments.We reported a patient who had extensive scars all over the upper lip. In the patient's case, we reconstructed the entire upper lip using a tissue expander advancement flap from the bilateral lip. This improved the upper lip contracture and appearance. The removal of the scar from the upper lip provided a satisfactory result.The use of 2 large tissue expander advancement flaps from the bilateral upper lip has several advantages, such as inconspicuous scar, nice skin texture, and color match.
authors.affiliation: From the *1st Department, †Plastic Surgery Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hai Dong
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guobin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Binbin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000601:surgery*; D003116:Color; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000601:surgery*; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices