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Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (대한두개안면성형외과학회)
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Effective method for reconstruction of remaining lower lip vermilion defect after a mental V-Y advancement flap

  • Kim, Joo-Hak (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Ahn, Chang Hwan (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Sunje (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Won Suk (Department of Emergency Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine) ;
  • Oh, Sang-Ha (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2018.06.25
  • Accepted : 2019.04.02
  • Published : 2019.04.20
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Abstract

Background: The mental V-Y advancement flap method is useful for reconstruction of lower lip defect because of its many advantages. However, it is not easy to select the optimal reconstructive method for the vermilion defect that remains after application of the mental V-Y advancement flap. In choosing the representative surgical method for vermilion mucosal reconstruction including mucosal V-Y advancement flap, buccal mucosal flap, and buccal mucosal graft. We describe an efficient technique to large lower lip defects combining mental V-Y advancement flap and buccal mucosal graft Methods: This study included 16 patients who underwent reconstructive surgery for full-thickness and large defect (> half the entire width) of the lower lip from October 2006 to September 2017. The operation was conducted using mental V-Y advancement flap with various vermilion mucosal reconstruction methods considering the location of the defect and the amount of residual tissue of the lip coloboma after excision. Results: All patients underwent mental V-Y advancement flap. In vermilion mucosal reconstruction, five patients underwent mucosal V-Y advancement flap, three underwent buccal mucosal flap, and eight underwent buccal mucosal graft. There were good aesthetic and functional results in all patients who underwent buccal mucosal graft. However, two patients who underwent mucosal V-Y advancement flap complained of oral incompetence, and all patients who underwent buccal mucosal flap had oral commissure deformity. Conclusion: Buccal mucosal graft combined with mental V-Y advancement flap can produce suitable functional and aesthetic outcomes in near total lower lip reconstruction in patient with large mucosal defect including vermilion portion.

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