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[Lateral columella base-labrum transposition flap for repairing mild unilateral eclabium deformity of upper lip]
Objective:
To study the feasibility of repairing the mild unilateral eclabium deformity of the upper lip with the lateral columella base-labrum transposition flap.
Methods:
From March 2006 to March 2008, 8 patients with mild unilateral eclabium of the upper lip were repaired with the lateral columella base-labrum transposition flap. There were 4 males and 4 females, aging 18-51 years. There were 5 at left sides and 3 at right sides. All mild unilateral eclabium were attributed to the contracture of scar after trauma. The disease course was 1 to 5 years (average 2.5 years). The size of the transposition flaps ranged from 1.5 cm x 1.4 cm to 1.6 cm x 1.5 cm.
Results:
All the flaps survived and incision healed by first intention. The eclabiun deformity was corrected. The postoperative follow-up period was 3-18 months with an average of 9.9 months. All the patients remained just soft linear scars without hyperplasia. The nostril and columella hardly changed compared with the postoperative immediate view.
Conclusion:
The mild unilateral eclabium deformity of upper lip repairing with lateral columella base-labrum transposition flap is an easy, minimally invasive and nearly no secondary malformation method.