A case of buccal mucosa (lower lip mucosa) carcinoma, in a patient in whom both the angulus oris and lower lip were immediately reconstructed with a Karapandzic flap and rhomboid flap

Abstract

Many procedures have been described for reconstruction of the lips. Surgeons must strive to reconstruct an esthetic and functional lower lip. In 1974, Karapandzic described a procedure for reconstruction of lip defects by local arterial flaps. We describe a patient with buccal mucosa (lower lip mucosa) carcinoma in whom immediate reconstruction was performed using both a Karapandzic flap and a rhomboid flap. The outcome was satisfactory. A Karapandzic flap was particularly useful in reconstruction of the angulus oris.