“…In contrast, in the MLR approach, the lower lip and the mandible remain intact, and the mylohyoid muscles and hyomandibular furrow are incised to retract the tongue from the submandibular triangle for resection. Findings in the current literature are contradictory with regard to whether the MLR approach is superior to the MS approach in terms of surgical effectiveness, morbidity, functional recovery, esthetic appearance, survival, and QoL, or vice versa (Devine et al, 2001;Cantu et al, 2006;Dziegielewski et al, 2010;Karatzanis et al, 2012;Tei et al, 2012).…”