Total reconstruction of the upper lip after resection of a malignant melanoma.

Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Tokyo, Japan.

Published: June 2005

The upper lip was totally reconstructed with a radial forearm sensory flap and vermilionplasty using medical tattooing after resection of a malignant melanoma. Three courses of chemotherapy (dacarbazine, nimustine, and vincristine) were given postoperatively. The reconstructed lip had good contour, colour, and sensory recovery.

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