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Medium and large sized lower lip defects are often difficult to reconstruct and challenging to obtain an aesthetic appearance and an acceptable function. We report a patient who had squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip and was treated with wide excision and reconstruction with Karapandzic flap. The post-operative result was satisfactory with near to normal mouth opening and good sphincter action with good oral seal.

Karapandzic flap, Lower lip reconstruction