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Surgical Reconstruction of Microtia with

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Received: 30-Sep-2017

Accepted: 26-Oct-2017

Published: 02-Nov-2017

Case Report | Volume 3 - Issue 7 | Article DOI :

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Melis Demirag Evman*, Sedat Aydin, Hakan Avci, and Nazmiye Yogurtcu

ENT Department, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Dr Lütfi Kirdar Hospital, Turkey

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Melis Demirag Evman, ENT Department, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Dr Lütfi Kirdar Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, Email: melisdemirag@gmail.com

Abstract

Microstomia refers to limitation in mouth opening. It is usually seen as an acquired situation but it can also be seen congenitally. As a result, it leads to aesthetic and functional deformities. Narrowing of mouth opening causes restriction in intake of nutrients, implantation of prostheses, ensuring dental hygiene and dental treatment, making intubation difficult or even impossible. In this article, we present the result obtained by the “fishtail flap” method with commissuroplasty in a case referred to the microstomia seen after a surgical procedure.

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Evman MD, Aydin S, Avci H and Yogurtcu N. Surgical Reconstruction of Microtia with “Fishtail Flap” Technique. SM J Case Rep. 2017; 3(7): 1067.