1. Lip commissuro-plasty alter electrical burns
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Michael L. Lewin, Arthur G. Ship, Berish Strauch, Ravelo V. Argamaso, and Ariel Garcia
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Electrical burn ,Plastic surgery ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Oral commissure ,Orbicularis oris muscle ,Medicine ,Surgery ,Full thickness ,Anatomy ,Commissure ,business - Abstract
A procedure has been presented for the reconstruction of full thickness destruction of the oral commissure resulting from electrical burns. Major features are the translocation of orbicularis oris muscle remnants to restore muscle continuity, and the use of local skin and mucosa to provide the elements of a normal commissure.
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- 1975
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