Surg Cosmet Dermatol. 2016;8(1):64-65
The lips are a preferred site for carcinomas. Roughly 95% of tumors in the lips involve the lower lip, with 90% being squamous cell carcinomas. Surgery is the treatment of choice and has a good prognosis when diagnosis is performed early. Defects involving less than half of the lower lip can be closed using the edge-to-edge technique, whereas larger defects require greater technical complexity of methods and have increased risk of complications. The present article describes a straightforward technique for reconstructing these defects, using edge-to-edge suture, without necessity ofV or W shaped excisions, and with good aesthetic and functional outcomes.
Keywords: CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; LIP NEOPLASMS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES
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