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TEMPRANO, Astrid Virginia Buysse  e  SOUZA, Denis Pimenta e. Elliptical excision for double lip treatment. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2011, vol.11, n.1, pp. 33-36. ISSN 1808-5210.

The double lip is an abnormality characterized by hyperplasic tissue growth, affecting mostly the upper lip, resulting in a deformity that becomes evident when the patient smiles and during speech. It may cause interference with phonetics and mastication, in some cases affecting the patient psychologically. This deformity can be congenital or acquired and has no predilection for age, race or gender. Surgical treatment is indicated in cases where the patient is functionally compromised or requests it for aesthetic reasons. This paper describes a case of acquired double lip where surgical removal was performed by elliptical excision, thus solving the aesthetic deformity. KEY WORDS: Lip, Deformity, Maxillofacil Surgery.

Palavras-chave : Maxillofacial Surgery; Osteotomy; Rigid Internal Fixation..