OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the symmetry in lip and vermillion height after using the double unilimb Z-plasty method for whistler deformity repair. DESIGN This is a retrospective audit of 1 surgeon's outcome of 52 consecutive performed whistler deformity repairs. SETTING Data from the Outreach Surgical Center Program, Lima, Peru, were used. PATIENTS Since 2009, 52 ...

Aim: The aim of this case report is to highlight an extremely rare syndrome with oral manifestations from an oral medicine perspective. Background: Ascher’s syndrome is an infrequent disease initially described by Ascher, an ophthalmologist, characterized by three more or less consistently associated abnormalitiesdouble lip, blepharochalasis and enlargement of thyroid gland. This syndrome can b...

UNLABELLED In a previous study, a single cross-lip flap (Abbe flap) combined with Johanson's step technique for repair of defects of more than 2/3 of the lower lip was superior, in terms of aesthetic and functional outcome, compared with Bernard Webster-related techniques (cheek advancement). Herewith, a double cross-lip flap (Stein procedure) is proposed for repair of subtotal lower lip defect...

Double lip is a rare deformity that may cause the affected person severe psychological distress because of its disfiguring effect on the smile. Most cases of double lip were reported from Europe and North America. We present five patients with this deformity from an African country and review the literature.

A 13 year old girl presented with aesthetic deformity of upper lip since birth. She also presented with eyelid swelling on and off for 11 months. She was diagnosed to be a rare case of Ascher syndrome. Ascher syndrome commonly presents with double lip and blepharochalasis, sometimes associated with goitre. The deformity of her double upper lip was corrected by appropriate surgery. Because her b...