ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2024
Lower Lip Reconstruction after Skin Cancer Excision: A Tailored Algorithm for Elderly Patients.
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- Complications Following Karapandzic Flap Reconstruction of the Lip: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Technique and outcomes of high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy for lip and buccal mucosa cancer: emphasis on cosmetic results.Radiation oncology journal · 2025Article
- Complications Following Local-Flap Lip Reconstruction After Tumor Removal: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Two strip flap technique for total lower lip reconstruction: case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Facial Reconstruction After Total Resection of Long-Standing Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Cureus · 2024Article
- Prevention and treatment of microstomia.Archives of craniofacial surgery · 2024Article
- Diagnosis of Skin Cancer: From the Researcher Bench to the Patient's Bedside.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Influence of the patient's demographic profile and tumor characteristics on reconstructive techniques in lip cancers.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologieArticle
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Abstract
backgroundLower lip reconstruction is crucial to restore oral integrity post-cancer excision. A perfect balance between form and function should be achieved. With an aging demographic, adapting surgical methods to meet the unique needs of the elderly becomes imperative. Our study aims to introduce a specialized algorithm for lower lip reconstruction; it was tailored to geriatric patients and emphasized the use of "simpler flaps". Additionally, "Pearls and Pitfalls" were provided for surgeons approaching lower lip reconstruction.
methodsBetween January 2018 and June 2021, a retrospective study was carried out. Data collection included patient demographics, defect attributes, reconstructive approaches, flap viability assessment, wound healing, and complications. The follow-up was carried out for a period of a minimum of 6 months.
resultsAmong 78 patients, squamous cell carcinoma predominated with a mean defect area of 3308 cm
conclusionOur reconstructive algorithm, focused on elderly patients, prioritizes less invasive reconstructive techniques and introduces innovative modifications to the established methods to achieve both aesthetic and functional outcomes with a low complication rate. In patients undergoing lower lip reconstruction, the subjective microstomia was found to be less relevant than the objective microstomia.
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