The upper and lower lips are prominent facial features of significant importance for aesthetic and functional reasons. Especially the lower lip, are high risk for cutaneous malignancy. Large defects extending to the lip area can be difficult to manage with only local flaps. Therofore, restoration of the deformed lip parts becomes very important. In this case, we presented an elderly patient who is the large defect at the lower lip after resection was repaired by using a guadrangular shaped depressor anguli oris flap. An aesthetically and functionally satisfactory result with adequate mouth opening was obtained consequently.
Key Words: Lower Lip Cancer, Depressor Anguli Oris Flap, Adequate Mouth Opening
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