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[Repair of upper lip defects with an island flap based on the inferior labial arterial arch]
Hai-Bin Huang1, Jian Liang, Xin-Guang Hao
1Plastic Surgery Department, Futian Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Shenzhen 518033, China.
Objective:
To investigate one-stage repairing upper lip defects with an island flap based on the inferior labial arterial arch.
Methods:
An island flap pedicled with the inferior labial arterial arch was used to repair upper lip defects. The size of the wedge-shaped flap ranged from 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm to 1.5 cm x 2.0 cm. Since 1993, fifteen patients with upper lip defects have been treated with this method.
Results:
All the flaps survived with satisfactory function and appearance.
Conclusions:
The island flap of the inferior labial arterial arch is effective and applicable in repairing severe secondary deformities of congenital bilateral cleft lips.