Total Lip Reconstruction after Excision of Cancer with Composite Radial Forearm Palmaris Longus Tendon Free Flap

Reconstruction of total lip is a challenging task for a plastic surgeon. It becomes more complicated when there is loss of additional tissues like angle of mouth, buccal mucosa or floor of the mouth. Radial forearm flap with palmaris longus tendon provides an easier but reliable technique for three dimensional lip reconstructions with good functional and aesthetic outcome. In this short observational series we included 5 patients of total lip reconstruction and conducted at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital and Private Clinic of Sylhet, Bangladesh from January 2014 to December 2017. Among these one was a case of basal cell carcinoma of upper lip and rest was squamous cell carcinoma of lower lip. The mean age was 71 years. All the flaps survived and patients had normal speech and oral continence. Composite radial forearm flap with palmaris longus tendon is a good, reliable option for total lip reconstruction.