A simple and effective reconstructive technique for repairing defects of the upper lip using a hatchet flap
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Jun Aoi
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Department of Community of Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Correspondence: Jun Aoi, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorEiko Nagamoto
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShinichi Masuguchi
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorSatoshi Fukushima
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMasatoshi Jinnin
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHironobu Ihn
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Jun Aoi
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Department of Community of Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Correspondence: Jun Aoi, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorEiko Nagamoto
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShinichi Masuguchi
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorSatoshi Fukushima
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMasatoshi Jinnin
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHironobu Ihn
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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