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Reconstructive Surgery After Total Lower Lip Resection

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There are many causes for the loss of lower lip soft tissue, the most common one being the consequence of therapeutic resection of the tumor. The resultant tissue defects require meticulously planned reconstruction with local or free flaps [1, 2].

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Zhu, H., Liu, J. (2021). Reconstructive Surgery After Total Lower Lip Resection. In: Liu, J., Shi, B. (eds) Atlas of Lip and Nose Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1911-3_16

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