[Bilateral congenital macrostomia].
BACKGROUND
Congenital macrostomia, a transverse facial cleft, is a rare deformity of the mouth, which can occur alone or in association with other deformities. We report a case of congenital bilateral macrostomia. We discuss the difficulties of plastic surgery in this pathology.


METHODS
Congenital macrostomia in a one-year-old girl compromised feeding. The patient presented an isolated bilateral transverse facial cleft. Surgery associated a suture of the orbicularis oris muscle and a cutaneous W plasty. At twelve months, follow-up has been uneventful.


CONCLUSIONS
Congenital macrostomia is most commonly associated with others anomalies. Many procedures are described regarding surgical correction of macrostomia. Reconstruction of the integrity of the oral sphincter associated with W plasty usually gives the best results.
Mahtar
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Service de stomatologie et chirurgie maxillofaciale, hôpital du 20-août, CHU Ibn-Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco. mahtar@caramail.com
Benjelloun
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Chekkoury Idrissi
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D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008265:Macrostomia / Q000601:surgery*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*