Full Thickness Lip Reconstruction

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dc.contributor.authorGarry, Steven
dc.contributor.authorShine, Neville
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-20T08:18:28Z
dc.date.available2026-07-20T08:18:28Z
dc.date.issued2025-10-30
dc.description.abstractThe lips are key functional and aesthetic components of the face. They are a prominent midline facial feature involved in mastication, swallowing, oral competence and social interaction. Full thickness defects of the lips result from a loss of tissue from external skin to internal mucosa. Such defects are significantly morbid and must be appropriately addressed to restore critical lip functions. Most lip defects follow oncologic resection. It is important to ensure histologic margin control prior to embarking on a reconstructive effort if possible. The functional goals of lip reconstruction centre around preserving the surface area of the oral aperture and restoring oral competence. Oral competence involves both sensation and sphincteric function of the lips. The aesthetic aims when planning lip reconstruction include replacing adequate external skin whilst maintaining the balance of the lip subunits and the vermilioncutaneous junction/vermilion border (junction between red mucosa of lip and skin of face). Ultimately, ideal reconstruction restores dynamic sphincteric competence, sensation and achieves an acceptable aesthetic result.
dc.identifier.apacitationGarry, S., & Shine, N. (2025). Full Thickness Lip Reconstruction [OER]. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Division of Otorhinolaryngology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43607en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGarry, Steven, and Neville Shine. (2025). "Full Thickness Lip Reconstruction." Lecture presented at ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Otorhinolaryngology. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43607en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGarry, S. & Shine, N. 2025. <i>Full Thickness Lip Reconstruction</i> [OER]. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Division of Otorhinolaryngology. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43607en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Open Education Resource AU - Garry, Steven AU - Shine, Neville AB - The lips are key functional and aesthetic components of the face. They are a prominent midline facial feature involved in mastication, swallowing, oral competence and social interaction. Full thickness defects of the lips result from a loss of tissue from external skin to internal mucosa. Such defects are significantly morbid and must be appropriately addressed to restore critical lip functions. Most lip defects follow oncologic resection. It is important to ensure histologic margin control prior to embarking on a reconstructive effort if possible. The functional goals of lip reconstruction centre around preserving the surface area of the oral aperture and restoring oral competence. Oral competence involves both sensation and sphincteric function of the lips. The aesthetic aims when planning lip reconstruction include replacing adequate external skin whilst maintaining the balance of the lip subunits and the vermilioncutaneous junction/vermilion border (junction between red mucosa of lip and skin of face). Ultimately, ideal reconstruction restores dynamic sphincteric competence, sensation and achieves an acceptable aesthetic result. DA - 2025-10-30 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Lip Reconstruction KW - Free Flap KW - Karapandzik KW - Webster KW - Weber Ferguson KW - Schuchardt KW - Abbe-Estlander LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2025 T1 - Full Thickness Lip Reconstruction TI - Full Thickness Lip Reconstruction UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43607 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/43607
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGarry S, Shine N. Full Thickness Lip Reconstruction [OER]. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Division of Otorhinolaryngology; provided on lecture given 2026-07-20T08:18:28Z [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43607en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Otorhinolaryngology
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectLip Reconstruction
dc.subjectFree Flap
dc.subjectKarapandzik
dc.subjectWebster
dc.subjectWeber Ferguson
dc.subjectSchuchardt
dc.subjectAbbe-Estlander
dc.titleFull Thickness Lip Reconstruction
dc.typeOpen Education Resource
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