Bernard-von Burrow flap and unilateral Webster modification for reconstruction of upper lip: A Case Report

Abstract

Since it is less influenced by ultraviolet rays, upper lip carcinomas are less common than those of the lower lip. Likewise, upper lip reconstruction methods and the number of patients that the methods applied are very limited. Several methods defined in the reconstruction of entire upper lip defects, so far. Reconstruction methods applied to the upper lip defects can be listed as follows: transoral rotation flap (Abbe and Estlander), circumoral advancement-rotation flap (Karapandzic and Gillies), perialar crescentic excision, reverse Yús flap, Bernard-von Burrow flap, and Bernard-von Burrow flap with double-sided Webster modification. In this article, a 58-year-old male patient who underwent tumor excision due to upper lip carcinoma by the Bernard-von Burrow flap and unilateral Webster modification method, previously very rarely emphasized in the literature is presented.

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