%0 Journal Article
%T Lower lip reconstruction using a skin-mucosa Abbe-Estlander flap
after squamous cell carcinoma excision
%A Husein Husein-ElAhmed
%A Rafael Armijo-Lozano
%J Archive of "Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia".
%D 2017
%R 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175269
%X Lips are structures that play an essential role in aesthetics and in different functions such as nutrition and speech. The complex anatomy of the lips ¨C with three different layers composed of skin, mucosa, and muscles ¨C makes surgical management of this area a therapeutic challenge. The use of flaps for the reconstruction of large defects with low risk of necrosis is possible given the abundant blood supply of the lips. We report a case of surgical reconstruction of the lower lip after the excision of a severe squamous cell carcinoma using a skin-mucosa Abbe-Estlander flap with a satisfactory final outcome
%K Carcinoma
%K squamous cell
%K Free tissue flaps
%K Surgical flaps
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5429119/