title: Congenital Double Lip: A Rare Deformity Treated Surgically.
abstract: Lip is an important aspect of facial features affecting ones personality. A deformity of the lip characterized by excessive tissue sagging below the usual giving it thicker wider appearance is referred to as double lip. It is a rare occurrence with a proposed male predilection. This article is a report of a 20 years old male with this deformity who presented with the complaint of difficult speech and poor aesthetics. There was no other history patient being systemically healthy. It was successively treated with a simple surgical technique without recurrence over a period of 12 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Titiksha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kirti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Arundeep Kaur
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Lamba
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Farukh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Faraz
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shruti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tandon
keywords: Acquired; Congenital; Double lip; Surgery; Suturing