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Reconstruction of the upper lip with lip switch (Abbe flap reconstruction)
Author(s) -
Hodgkinson Darryl J
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1997.tb01119.x
Subject(s) - medicine , upper lip , lower lip , surgery , anatomy
SUMMARY The lip switch operation (Abbe) is useful for full thickness defects of the upper lip. Careful design of the flap with pedicle take‐down and inset of the flap after 2 weeks, leads to a predictably good reconstructive result. The flap is most useful for 30‐50% full thickness defects of the upper lip.