Postburn deformity of lip-chin complex: a method to restore the mentolabial sulcus

An extensive postburn deformity of the lower lip presents a difficult reconstructive problem. Efforts to reconstruct the resultant defect by conventional methods were found unsatisfactory. In a deformed lower lip, restoration of the contour of the lip with a well-defined mentolabial sulcus should be...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery 1995-04, Vol.24 (2), p.148-150
Hauptverfasser:	Cardoso, Eufemiano R.L., Amonoo-Kuofi, Harold Stewart, Hawary, Mohammed Bassam
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	burn deformity Burns - surgery Chin - injuries Chin - surgery Cicatrix - surgery Contracture - surgery Dentistry Facial Injuries - surgery Humans Lip - injuries Lip - surgery lip-chin complex mentolabial sulcus reconstruction Skin Transplantation Surgery, Plastic - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	An extensive postburn deformity of the lower lip presents a difficult reconstructive problem. Efforts to reconstruct the resultant defect by conventional methods were found unsatisfactory. In a deformed lower lip, restoration of the contour of the lip with a well-defined mentolabial sulcus should be the aim of any reconstructive effort to bring aesthetic balance to the face. We describe a simple and effective method of restoring the function and form of the lip-chin complex.
ISSN:	0901-5027 1399-0020
DOI:	10.1016/S0901-5027(06)80089-5