An alternative treatment for postburn microstomia treatment: composite auricular lobule graft for oral comissure reconstruction

Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
Meltem AyhanMetin Gorgu

Abstract

Microstomia is one of the most distressing results of burn. In this article, two cases presenting with microstomia following burn injury were revealed. In these patients, perioral and commisure defects due to burn were severe. The commissuroplasties were performed with a composite graft harvested and reshaped from the ear lobule. The oral aperture was evaluated before and after the operation and the patients were followed-up for two years. As a result, the opening was nearly normal without the help of a splint. Functional recovery were satisfactory as the incidence of drooling disappeared. Both patients were satisfied with the end results since their quality of life increased significantly.

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