Analysis evaluates lip reconstruction outcomes post-cancer resection, suggesting implications for complications in patients with diabetes and tobacco use.
Key Points
Outcomes for lip reconstruction after cancer surgery are influenced by patient factors and defect characteristics.
Tobacco use significantly contributes to surgical complications, showing a strong statistical association (p=0.003).
Extensive lip defects, particularly those greater than 50%, lead to increased rates of oral incompetence and microstomia.
A comprehensive treatment algorithm is proposed based on the complications associated with concurrent mandible and maxillary reconstruction.