Erschienen in:
01.12.2021 | Case Report
Double Lip with Hexadactyly in All the Four Limbs: A Case Report
verfasst von:
Amanjot Kaur, Kirti Chaudhry, Shruti Khatana
Erschienen in:
Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
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Ausgabe 4/2021
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Excerpt
Double lip or macrocheilia is a rare entity that affects either the upper lip or lower lip or rarely bilabial involvement [
1,
2]. It may be congenital or acquired and is characterized by excessive areolar tissue and non-inflammatory labia and mucous gland hyperplasia of the pars villosa in the lips [
3]. As the upper lip goes in tension during movements like smiling, pars villosa hangs underneath pars glabrosa giving it a characteristic of double-lip appearance. Acquired double-lip deformity usually results from trauma [
4]. …