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Surgery Plastic Surgery of the Head and Neck cc46a102

Abbey estender flap is based on:

A
Lingual artery
B
Facial artery
C
Labial artery
D
Internal maxillary artery
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'c' i.e. Labial artery A flap is a skin graft which has its own blood supply. (Normally a skin graft to survive is revascularized by the recipient bed. A flap has its own blood supply.)Abbey flap is used for Lip reconstruction. It is based on main artery of the orbicularis oris, the labial artery.

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