JL he literature contains many reports about the care and prevention of microstomia caused by electrical, thermal, and caustic burns of the lip and perioral areas. Treatment for the prevention of microstomia is similar regardless of the cause. These traumas to the oral and perioral tissue usually occur between 10 months and 4 years of age. The immediate problems are tissue damage, hemorrhage, i...

Primary surgery of cleft lip and palate has dramatically improved with technical and material advances. Some adults who previously underwent surgery still have upper lip deformities or extensive scar, and they are occasionally seen for secondary treatment. We reported a case of unilateral cleft lip patient who had extensive scar involving the central 1/4 of the upper lip, with gross lip and nas...

There are a number of types of rhinoplasty techniques. It is clear that the open rhinoplasty approach has advantages in treating complex and difficult nasal deformities, because it allows a great range of nasal structures to be directly viewed. However, a transcolumellar incision may be troublesome [1]. The closed approach appears to be especially useful for simple nasal surgery. The surgeon’s ...

linear and cord-like burn scar contractures are commonly treated by severing the scar in a transverse direction and skin grafting or performing z-plasties. however, skin grafts may result in suboptimal take and contract gradually and the z-plasty requires undermining flaps in scarred skin which may lead to the distal tip necrosis. in this article the authors present their experience with multip...