Total lower lip and chin reconstruction with radial forearm free flap: A novel approach.

Am J Otolaryngol

Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, 10 Union Square East, Suite 5B, New York, NY 10003, USA.

Published: June 2018

Background: The management of large chin and lower lip defects is challenging due to this facial subunit's tremendous functional and aesthetic importance. Specific methods for total lower lip and mentum reconstruction are not well chronicled. Aesthetic and functional goals of this reconstruction include restoration of oral competence by maintaining lower lip height, vermilion reestablishment, color-matched skin introduction to the chin, sensation restoration, and ideally restoration of dynamic activity to the lower lip.

Methods: Literature review performed.

Results: Presentation of novel, two-stage technique for lower lip and chin reconstruction with a submental flap and a radial forearm free flap, suspension of the lower lip and chin with a tensor fascia lata graft, and vermilion reconstruction with a buccal mucosal flap.

Conclusions: This procedure meets all goals of total lower lip reconstruction with the exception of the introduction of dynamic tissue and represents a novel solution to a challenging reconstructive problem.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2017.07.004DOI Listing

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