Reconstrução de lábio inferior pós-mordedura equina: descrição de técnica e revisão anatômica

Abstract

The reconstructive surgery of the lip, upper or lower, presents a variety of techniques and procedures. In reconstructive surgery of lip is important to evaluate the characteristics of tissue (skin color, texture), which wherever possible should be used near the site of injury to provide the least morbidity and best tissues in colors and texture. Case Report: This article aims to describe the Bernard-Burow technique for reconstruction of lower lip, and review the anatomy of the lower third of the face, through the case report of a patient who was bitten by a horse and had avulsion of lower lip and mentoniane portion of the face.