Contour correction of the vermilion of the upper lip by island flap of the lower lip.

Plast Reconstr Surg

Clinic for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland.

Published: October 1990

A method is shown to correct contour defects of the upper lip vermilion by an island of vermilion of the lower lip. A muscle bundle of the orbicularis oris is used to carry the island. It is tunneled around the commissure to the upper lip defect. Three cases are shown.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006534-199010000-00031DOI Listing

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