title: The Vermilionectomy and the Subsequent Lower Lip Reconstruction Were Introduced by Victor von Bruns and not by von Langenbeck or von Esmarch as Reported Previously.
abstract: Vermilionectomy is an established procedure for the management of precancerous lesions of the lip and is often performed simultaneously with a lower lip resection for the treatment of a malignancy. The literature suggests that Dieffenbach or von Langenbeck or von Esmarch was the first to introduce this procedure. A systematic review of the German literature from the 19th century revealed that it was von Bruns who performed the vermilionectomy for the management of lip malignancies for the first time.
authors: Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; Division of Pediatric Facial Plastic Surgery and Craniofacial Anomalies, Catholic Children's Hospital Wilhelmstift, Hamburg, Teaching Hospital of the University of Luebeck, Germany; Craniofacial Institute, Providence Hospital, Southfield, Mich.; Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and Institute of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Zollikon, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors: J Camilo
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authors: Roldán
authors: Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; Division of Pediatric Facial Plastic Surgery and Craniofacial Anomalies, Catholic Children's Hospital Wilhelmstift, Hamburg, Teaching Hospital of the University of Luebeck, Germany; Craniofacial Institute, Providence Hospital, Southfield, Mich.; Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and Institute of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Zollikon, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors: Marcus
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authors: Teschke
authors: Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; Division of Pediatric Facial Plastic Surgery and Craniofacial Anomalies, Catholic Children's Hospital Wilhelmstift, Hamburg, Teaching Hospital of the University of Luebeck, Germany; Craniofacial Institute, Providence Hospital, Southfield, Mich.; Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and Institute of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Zollikon, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors: Dominik L
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authors: Feinendegen