Biomaterial Database

[Special flaps for reconstruction of the lips (author's transl)]. 1981

H Weerda, and F Härle

Techniques for the reconstruction of the upper and lower lips as well as the nasal vestibule are described. The Gillies fan-flap and a modified Estlander flap are preferred because of their simplicity in reconstruction of the lower lip.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008046	Lip	Either of the two fleshy, full-blooded margins of the mouth.	Philtrum,Lips,Philtrums
D008048	Lip Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the LIP.	Cancer of Lip,Lip Cancer,Cancer of the Lip,Neoplasms, Lip,Cancer, Lip,Cancers, Lip,Lip Cancers,Lip Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Lip
D005153	Facial Neoplasms	New abnormal growth of tissue in the FACE.	Facial Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Facial,Neoplasms, Facial
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013524	Surgical Flaps	Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region.	Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps