Total loss of upper and lower lips: challenges in reconstruction.
A 2-year-old girl lost both lips after an aggressive attack of noma (gangrenous stomatitis). After an unsuccessful attempt to reconstruct her upper lip, a bipedicled chin flap was used to reconstruct both lips. The cosmetic result was good and the functional result was acceptable.
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Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D002680:Chin / Q000601:surgery; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D009625:Noma / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000473:pathology; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology