Alfredo  Zucchi,Claudio  Feliciani,Elena  Pierobon,Michele Maria  Dominici,Roberto D'Astolto,
A Peculiar Way of Reconstruction for Surgical Defects of the Upper Lip: A Case Report
Surgical Case Reports
2020
2613-5965
http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.SCR.2020.04.03
https://www.sciencerepository.org/a-peculiar-way-of-reconstruction-for-surgical-defects-of-the-upper-lip_SCR-2020-4-103 
Abstract: Cutaneous neoformations of the upper lip, especially non melanoma skin cancers (NMSC), are very
common. The upper lip is composed of multiple cosmetic subunits and it is divided into a philtral subunit
and two lateral ones. For what concerns philtral subunit, Cupid’s bow can be particularly difficult to be
recreated after a surgical excision. The vermillion border, that has the function to separate the inner surface
of the lip (oral mucosa) from the surrounding skin, lies directly on a circumoral band of orbicularis oris.
This is a circumferential muscle with a rich vascular supply that gives the lips their shape, definition and
function. Any surgical wound of the lip can be repaired successfully in a variety of ways and the goal is
always to maintain the integrity of the philtrum and the Cupid’s bow. We present the case of a 63 year-old
woman with a pinkish nodule of the central portion of the upper lip, focusing on surgical reconstruction.Keywords: Surgery, dermatology, dermatologic surgery, flap, lip, reconstruction