Experiences with functional gracilis muscle flap in lower lip reconstruction.

Objective: Reconstruction of the lips is pivotal because the lips play an essential role in facial aesthetics and have unique functional properties. We presented our experience in reconstruction of total or subtotal lower lip defects with functional gracillis muscle flap covered split-thickness skin graft (STSG) in patients.

Methods: Between 2009 and 2011, seven patients underwent resection of lower lip squamous cell carcinoma and lip reconstruction.

Innervated digital artery perforator flap.

Purpose: To describe a technique for covering defects of the fingertips: the innervated digital artery perforator (IDAP) flap.

Methods: A total of 17 patients were treated with an IDAP flap. The size of the flaps varied between 2 ×1 cm and 3.