Sabbattini first described a cross-lip, full thickness transfer of tissue in 1838
and a similar flap design was later popularised by Abbe in 1898.
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Since then, it has been widely adopted and modified for the reconstruction of upper
or lower lip defects.Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: August 15, 2020
Accepted:
July 28,
2020
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