title: Congenital double upper lip: review of literature and report of a case.
abstract: Congenital maxillary double lip is a rare anomaly in which a fold of redundant labial tissue becomes apparent at rest or while smiling. This might pose cosmetic or functional problems, as well as serious impact on psychological well-being, especially when it affects young children or adolescents. The treatment of choice is surgical excision. This paper presents a successfully managed case of maxillary double lip using elliptical incision under local anesthesia in a 15-year-old female patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Anura
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ariyawardana
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Ascher’s syndrome; congenital; double lip; surgical correction; surgical excision