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  • Title: The "lip shave" operation for pre-malignant conditions and micro-invasive carcinoma of the lower lip.
    Author: Birt BD.
    Journal: J Otolaryngol; 1977 Oct; 6(5):407-11. PubMed ID: 926223.
    Abstract:
    The indications for a lip shave operation include actinic cheilitis with dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, or very early carcinoma with micro-invasion. In addition it may be combined with V wedge excision for larger carcinomas. The procedure consists in the excision of the vermilion epithelium with immediate repair of the lip by advancement of a flap of labial mucosa. The functional and cosmetic results of the operation are perfectly acceptable. The incidence of subsequent carcinoma in lips treated this way is very low.
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