Aesthetic and Functional Reconstruction of Microstomia Following Burn

Reconstruction of Post-burn Microstomia: Our Experience

Reconstruction of the post-burn contracture is a complex task in plastic surgery. A burn patient treated traditionally only by dressings develops scar with contracture involving the burned region. The lip is a part of the face that is frequently affected by burn injury. Post-burn scar sequelae in this area often result in cosmetic disfigurement and psychological upset in patients. Microstomia p...

Management of Severe Burn Microstomia

Figure 1. Bilateral oral commissure contractures and resulting microstomia 7 months postburn. Interlabial distance 5 mm.

Functional and Aesthetic Reconstruction of the Defects Following the Hemiglossectomy in Patients with Oropharyngeal Cancer

Combined aesthetic and functional reconstruction of ear malformations.

BACKGROUND Surgery for major malformations of the outer and middle ear involves aesthetic as well as functional aspects. Whereas reconstruction of the auricle with autogenous rib cartilage is well established and has shown favorable results, functional repair using classic reconstructive techniques is possible only in a limited group of patients and the outcome is often unsatisfactory. Active m...

Absence of the Labiomental Groove: A Common but Preventable Unpleasant Aesthetic Problem of the Lower Lip-Chin Burn Reconstruction