FACIAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY: ROSTRAL LABIAL RECONSTRUCTION

摘要

There are a variety of defects of the lips, cheek and planum nasale encountered in the dog and cat. Defects resulting from trauma, wide tumor resection and congenital disorders are particularly challenging to the veterinarian faced with restoration offunction of the oral cavity and achieving satisfactory cosmetic results for the concerned owner. Dogs are graced with large upper labial and buccal surfaces which facilitate closure of moderate sized defects. Cats, with their more refined facial conformation, lack the fullness and elasticity of the canine lips and cheeks. While dogs generally present with the greater number of wounds and oral neoplasms of the lips and cheeks, the following techniques employed by the author are equally applicable to thedog and cat. Selection of the most appropriate method of closure is based on the size and location of the defect, the donor tissues available for closure, and the inherent tissue elasticity unique to the species, breed and individual patient.