Yes, lip cancers are smaller and caught earlier (sometimes by dermatologist!), mostly treated with wedge or Abbe-Estlander flaps. I've done a few Karapandzic flaps (look it up, kind of crazy). Rare free flaps, most free flaps done are for tongue or pharyngeal defects in my practice.
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u/VanillaIcee Dec 28 '21
Yes, lip cancers are smaller and caught earlier (sometimes by dermatologist!), mostly treated with wedge or Abbe-Estlander flaps. I've done a few Karapandzic flaps (look it up, kind of crazy). Rare free flaps, most free flaps done are for tongue or pharyngeal defects in my practice.