TY - JOUR
T1 - Propeller flap for reconstruction of the tubercle of the upper lip
AU - Yoshimura, Yohko
AU - Nakajima, Tatsuo
AU - Yoneda, Kei
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - A technique is presented for the correction of the whistling deformity of the upper lip, which is commonly seen in patients with repaired bilateral cleft lip. Two opposing transposition flaps based on the central portion of the upper vermilion are used. The shape of these flaps resembles a two-bladed propeller, thus we call the technique the "propeller flap". Each of the blades is rotated 180° and the resulting dog-ear helps to add volume to the upper lip tubercle. Some representative cases are presented.
AB - A technique is presented for the correction of the whistling deformity of the upper lip, which is commonly seen in patients with repaired bilateral cleft lip. Two opposing transposition flaps based on the central portion of the upper vermilion are used. The shape of these flaps resembles a two-bladed propeller, thus we call the technique the "propeller flap". Each of the blades is rotated 180° and the resulting dog-ear helps to add volume to the upper lip tubercle. Some representative cases are presented.
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U2 - 10.1016/0007-1226(91)90043-J
DO - 10.1016/0007-1226(91)90043-J
M3 - Article
C2 - 2018895
AN - SCOPUS:0025977863
VL - 44
SP - 113
EP - 116
JO - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
JF - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
SN - 1748-6815
IS - 2
ER -