Facial and Lip Reconstruction With Abby Estlander Flap, Skin Cancer, Kevin Kavanagh
Facial and Lip Reconstruction With Abbe Estlander Flap, Skin Cancer, Kevin Kavanagh
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Abbe Estlander Flap for Lip Reconstruction in a
Patient With Skin Cancer of the Upper Lip
 

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A patient with a carcinoma of the upper lip.  These cancers are more aggressive than those of the lower lip.  Most are due to sun exposure.

Defect after Excision.

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A flap is created from the lower lip and sewn into position in the upper lip.  

The width of the flap is equal to one-half the width of the defect.  The flap is based medially (towards the center) on a relatively thin pedicle.

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After 4 to 6 weeks the pedicle is divided and the lips are released.  By training the flap and with good circulation the flap can be released sooner in some patients.
   
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