Functional and esthetic reconstruction of composite lower lip defects with a motor-innervated chimeric facial artery buccinator myomucosal-submental island flap

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2024.101861
• Publication Date: 2024-03-30T07:16:29Z
• Authors: Peiyao Li; Fan Liu; Zhi Lin; Min Huang; Jingxin Ma; Le Yang; Guiqing Liao; Sien Zhang
• Keywords: Drooling; Cheek; Facial artery; Microstomia; Facial symmetry; Facial muscles

This study aimed to assess the functional and esthetic outcomes of a chimeric innervated buccinator myomucosal-submental island flap (BMM-SIF) for large composite lower lip reconstruction.