Estlander flap

Est·land·er flap

(est'lahn-dĕr), a full-thickness flap of the lip, transferred from the side of one lip to the same side of the other lip and vascularized by the labial artery. Distinguished from the Abbe flap by its location adjacent to the commissure rather than at the midline. Compare: Abbe flap.

Estlander,

Jakob A., Finnish surgeon, 1831-1881. Abbe-Estlander cheiloplastyEstlander cheiloplastyEstlander flap - a full-thickness flap of the lip, transferred from the side of one lip to the same side of the other lip.Estlander operation - use of an Estlander flap in plastic surgery of the lips.

Est·land·er flap

(estlahn-dĕr flap) A full-thickness flap of the lip, transferred from the side of one lip to the same side of the other lip and vascularized by the labial artery.