congenital double lip anomaly is an infrequent developmental abnormality affecting the lips, more commonly the upper lip. 5 cases of double lip are being reported for the first time from iran and all confined to the upper lip. a new surgical excision is being introduced which is called transverse cupid bow-like elliptical incision. the previous traditional method was a simple elliptical excisio...

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 spee...

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 spee...

Congenital double lip is a rare developmental anomaly which usually involves the upper lip. It may occur in isolation or as a part of Ascher's syndrome. The occurrence of double lip may result in facial deformity especially when patient attempts to talk, smile, or even try to show the teeth. It affects esthetics and also interferes with speech and mastication. Although surgery may be undertaken...

A double lip is an anomaly that may be either congenital or acquired. It occurs most often in the upper lip, although both upper and lower lips are occasionally involved. Surgical intervention (simple excision) produces good functional and cosmetic results. In this report, we describe a case of congenital double upper lip, present a review of the literature and discuss the differential diagnosi...

To cite: Mohan RPS, Verma S, Singh A, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-008664 DESCRIPTION A 57-year-old man reported to the outpatient department with the chief compliant of deformed upper lip which was present since birth. He denied any complaints other than cosmetic ones. On examination, an extra fold of redundant tissue was present o...