VERMILIONPLASTY USING MEDICAL TATTOOING AFTER RADIAL FOREARM FLAP RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LOWER LIP

Authors
FURUTA S HATAYA Y WATANABE T YUZURIHA S
Citation
S. Furuta et al., VERMILIONPLASTY USING MEDICAL TATTOOING AFTER RADIAL FOREARM FLAP RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LOWER LIP, British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 47(6), 1994, pp. 422-424
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
British Journal of Plastic Surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071226
Volume
47
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
422 - 424
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1226(1994)47:6<422:VUMTAR>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Vermilionplasty using medical tattooing was performed after radial for earm flap reconstruction of the lower lip in 2 patients. This techniqu e is easy to perform in the outpatient setting, does not involve sacri fice of tissue, and results in an acceptable aesthetic outcome. We rec ommend vermilionplasty with medical tattooing as the procedure of choi ce after lip reconstruction with a distant flap.