Correction of Lower Lip Malposition With Fascia Lata Slings Following Anterior Mandibular Resection

Farooq Shahzad; Jennifer Cracchiolo; Robert J Allen Jr; Jonas A Nelson; Evan Matros

doi:10.1002/lary.31987

Correction of Lower Lip Malposition With Fascia Lata Slings Following Anterior Mandibular Resection

Laryngoscope. 2025 Jan 4. doi: 10.1002/lary.31987. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Farooq Shahzad¹, Jennifer Cracchiolo², Robert J Allen Jr¹, Jonas A Nelson¹, Evan Matros¹

Affiliations

¹ Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
² Head & Neck Surgery Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.

PMID: 39754396
DOI: 10.1002/lary.31987

Abstract

Lower lip malposition can occur after anterior mandibular resection as a result of the loss of soft tissue lip attachments. We report our technique of cranial suspension of the lower lip with fascia lata slings to improve lip position. Correction of lip ptosis results in cessation of drooling, improved oral intake, and restoration of facial aesthetics. Laryngoscope, 2025.

Keywords: Cranial; Fascia Lata; Lip Incompetence; Lower lip; Malposition; Mandible; Mandibulectomy; Suspension.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

P30 CA008748/NH/NIH HHS/United States