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KMID : 0358819810080020411
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Journal of Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1981 Volume.8 No. 2 p.411 ~ p.418
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RECONSTRUCTION OF UPPER LIP DEFORMITIES
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Hur Joon-Pyung
Lee Sang-Heon
Kim Jin-Chul
Cheun Tae-Jun
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Abstract
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Successful reconstruction of upper lip is a difficult and intriguing problem. Various surgical procedures have been proposed for the repair of upper lip deformities depending upon their causes, location, amount and association with other lesions, etc. Among them flat upper lip is an ever present problem for the surgeon who is called on to carry out secondary cosmetic repair on bilateral and even unilateral hare-lips. Also defect of lips due to congenital malformations, traumatic injuries, burn, the secondary of infection, to following the excision of tumors are varied in type and each type requires individual consideration.
If the lesion is small, immediate closure after excision can be made and replacement of larger losses of upper lip has to brought adjacent or distant tissues to fill the defect.
The best result is achieved by reconstruction the lip defect with composite skinmuscle-mucosal flap which reinnervated and show a high degree of function restitution.
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