Reconstruction of Lower Lip Vermilionectomy with Mucosal Advancement Flap

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Age:: Over 60
Gender:: Male
Ethnicity:: White
Height:: Undisclosed
Weight:: Undisclosed
Gallery:: 38206

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**Dr. Robert J. Paresi Jr.**
Plastic Surgeon
630-473-9511

Procedure Details

This is a 67 year-old male who presented with a squamous cell carcinoma of the vermilion of the lower lip. The patient had the skin cancer excised under local anesthesia with negative margins on frozen section. The defect was reconstructed in the operating room under general anesthesia. The lip was reconstructed with a mucosal advancement flap from within the mouth. The lip healed up without any complications and the patient had a good cosmetic result at 3 months.

Lip Reconstruction 3 months postoperative — 3 months postoperative

Front view of 67 year-old patient after excision of a squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip. The lip was reconstructed under general anesthesia using a mucosal advancement flap which was advanced over the defect. Notice the lower lip healed with an acceptable cosmetic result. More

Lip Reconstruction

Front view of 67 year-old patient after excision of a squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip. The lip was reconstructed under general anesthesia using a mucosal advancement flap which was advanced over the defect. The picture on the left is one week after the mucosal advancement flap with the sutures still in place. Notice the lower lip healed with an acceptable cosmetic result. More

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Downers Grove

Reconstruction of Lower Lip Vermilionectomy with Mucosal Advancement Flap*

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