BACKGROUND Reconstruction of extensive lower lip defects is challenging, and functional outcomes are difficult to achieve. METHODS A modified bilateral neurovascular cheek (MBNC) flap has been described. The data of patients with cancer of the lower lip treated with wide excision and reconstructed with the MBNC flap in the Plastic Surgery Unit, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, from...

Background. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem disease characterized by cutaneous and visceral fibrosis. Face and mouth changes include telangiectasia, sicca syndrome, and thinning and reduction of mouth width (microcheilia) and opening (microstomia). We applied autologous fat transplantation compared with autologous adipose-derived stromal cells (ADSCs) injection to evaluate the clinica...

Moebius syndrome is a rare, nonprogressive neurological disorder (prevalence is estimated to be 0.002% of births) characterized by unilateral or bilateral facial paralysis and defective extraocular eye movements secondary to congenital paresis of the facial (VII) and abducens (VI) cranial nerves. These classic features of the syndrome are often accompanied by hypoglossal (XII), trigeminal (V), ...

Department of Plastic Surgery, Medical College, Calicut, India Address for correspondence: Sheeja Rajan TM. C/o Dr. M.C Rajesh, House No.321/33/5352, Near Express Ghar Flats, Chevayur, Calicut, Kerala, India. E-mail: [email protected] Aim: To evaluate the fan flaps done during the past two years with regard to applicability, reliability, functional perspective and complications. Materials and Me...

INTRODUCTION Squamous cell carcinoma is a common tumour of lower lip. Small defects created by surgical resection may be readily reconstructed by linear closure or with local flaps. However, large tumours resection often results with microstomia and oral incompetence, drooling, and speech incomprehension. The goal of this study is to describe our experience with composite free radial forearm-pa...

An 87-year-old man was referred to our photobiology unit in August 2015 for the diagnosis and treatment of eczematous lesions involving the sun-exposed areas (face, dorsal aspects of hands, and feet) that he had suffered from for >5 years. He had suffered from hypertension, and had experienced a cerebrovascular accident 10 years previously. Since then, triflusal (300mg twice daily) has been pre...

Pancreatic hamartomas are extremely rare tumors in adults and even more so in children. They are lesions characterized by acinar, islet and ductal components found in varying proportions and in a disorganized pattern. We report a case of a premature female with trisomy 18 diagnosed by amniocentesis. The newborn was delivered by cesarean section at thirty-three weeks of gestation and expired wit...

BACKGROUND Although dental implant treatment is a very successful option today, a meticulous treatment planning and close collaboration between the oral surgeon and restorative doctor is crucial to eliminate undesired outcomes. PURPOSE To present a challenging case restored with a maxillary screw-retained fixed prosthesis using malpositioned/malaligned implants. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 47-y...