Camacho F, Moreno J C, Conejo-Mir J S
Department of Medical-Surgical Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Sevilla, Spain.
J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1992 Jul;18(7):627-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1992.tb03517.x.
Reconstruction of the total upper lip may be easily performed using fan flaps. However, two details must be taken into consideration: 1) the wide pedicle in the commissural angle, including the facial artery, must be designed, and 2) the mucosal flap must be 8 mm longer, in the inner portions, than the skin flap used to reconstruct the lip semimucosa.