Abstract

After resection, because of lovver lip and commissure carcinoma, two cases were reconstructed by local flaps. İn the first case, in addition to modified Bernard-Burovv method, local rotation flap was applied. İn the second case, the modified Zisser flap was applied. İn the former case, the opposite cheek skin vvas used in order to make a lovver lip. Instead of the primer sutu-ration of upper lip remnant and lovver lip, the reconstruction of the defected area through nasolabial rotation flap vvas perfor-med. These surgical procedures lead to an appropriate oral entery. İn the latter case, the problems occured because of horizontal and vertical incision during the Zisser flap procedure were reconstructed by Z-plasty. İt is considered that better results can be accomplished when the modified Bernard-Burovv and Zisser methods were used in the cases which the reconstruction seems difficult t o be applied in large commissure and lovver lip defects.