Bilateral congenital pits of the upper lip

Citation
F. Ozgur et G. Tuncbilek, Bilateral congenital pits of the upper lip, ANN PL SURG, 45(6), 2000, pp. 658-661
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
01487043 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
658 - 661
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-7043(200012)45:6<658:BCPOTU>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Congenital sinuses, fistulas, dimples, or pits of the lips are uncommon con genital malformations. In the upper lip they are extremely rare, and only o ne third of them are placed laterally. The authors present a patient with b ilaterally placed upper lip pits associated with speech disorders, a short and everted upper lip with an orbicularis muscle defect in the midline, sli ght hypertelorism, and low-set ears. Orbicularis muscle repair and tubercle augmentation were performed. No further treatment was administered to the upper lip pits because of lack of symptoms. This is the third bilateral cas e of the sinus or pit of the upper lip reported in the literature.