title: Surgical correction and MR imaging of double lip in Ascher syndrome: record of a case and a review of the literature.
abstract: A double-lip is an infrequent anomaly which may occur either isolated or as a component of Ascher's syndrome. Apart from a deformity that may interfere with speech and mastication, surgery may be indicated for cosmetic reasons. We present a case of a male patient with an acquired double lip and blepharochalasis. In order to make the differential diagnosis a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed. The mass was removed by a transverse elliptical incision under local anesthesia. No post-operative problems occurred and the cosmetic result was good.
authors.affiliation: Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cagliari University Hospital, Cagliari, Italy. teo.atzeni@tiscali.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Atzeni
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ceratola
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zaccheddu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manca
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saba
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ribuffo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013577:Syndrome