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 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.
Cardoso
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Division of Plastic Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Amonoo-Kuofi
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Hawary
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D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D002680:Chin / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*