PMC3461782_01
(a,b) A 56-year-old woman presented with a scar in the right upper gingivobuccal sulcus, involving the right commissure of the mouth
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F1
A 56-year-old woman presented with a scar in the right upper gingivobuccal sulcus, involving the right commissure of the mouth [Figure 1a and b].
(a) During the operation, after release of the scar a nasolabial flap with a diameter of 2 cm was prepared on the same side. (b) The flap was tunnelized to fill up the defect, just superior to the commissure. The tunnel from the cheek skin through the buccal mucosa was made by blunt scissor dissection
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F2
In our operation, after release of the scar, a nasolabial flap with a diameter of 2 cm was prepared on the same side [Figure 2a]. The flap was tunnelized to fill up the defect, just superior to the commissure [Figure 2b].
(a) Early postoperative result at one month. Some edema is present around the modiolus. (b) The appearance of the flap in the mouth was considered to be satisfactory
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F3
Three months postoperatively, the appearance of the flap in the mouth was good and aesthetic, and the functional outcome was satisfactory [Figure 3a and b].