Reconstruction of acquired lip defects: Ten-year experience at a tertiary care center.

Aim: The purpose of this paper is to describe different acquired conditions necessitating lip reconstruction and present our ten-years' experience in managing the same at a tertiary care hospital.

Materials And Methods: Data of patients undergoing reconstruction of acquired lip defects from January 2009 to December 2019 were analyzed for demographic details, etiology, extent of defect, reconstruction option used, outcome and complications.

Results: 89 patients underwent lip reconstruction after excision of malignant tumors (81%), vascular malformations (12%) and traumatic injuries (7%).