We present a recent case of long standing erosive tongue lichen planus successfully treated by wide excision and reconstruction with a submental artery island flap. Erosive Lichen Planus is a progressive indolent potentially malignant condition that tends to end up with severe somatic or even neuropathic pain and malignant changes towards its final stages as elaborated in the presented commentary.
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