title: Total Reconstruction of the Upper Lip Using Bilateral Nasolabial Flaps, Submental Flap, and Mucosa Graft following Complete Resection for Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
abstract: Lip reconstruction following resection for tumour or following extensive trauma may pose a challenge. This is more so when the resection is total and a complete lip has to be constructed. We present a case of lip reconstruction following a total resection of the upper lip. The procedure used in this case was a combination of bilateral nasolabial flaps with a submental flap and buccal mucosal graft lining. We believe that this provides an alternative method of total upper lip reconstruction with minimal disruption of the facial aesthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun 230105, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Oseni
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun 230105, Nigeria.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Fadare
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun 230105, Nigeria.
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Majaro
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun 230105, Nigeria.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Olaitan