BACKGROUND This article reports on the bilateral lip mucosa flaps (BLMFs) for reconstruction of the vermilion tubercle of the corrected cleft lip deformity. METHODS From 2005 to 2013, the bilateral mucosa flaps procedures were performed on 34 secondary cleft lip patients (bilateral, n = 25; unilateral, n = 9). We retrospectively reviewed the pre-, intra-, and postoperative data of these 34 ca...

Sarcomas, or tumors derived from the connective-tissue elements, are rare among the malignancies of the lip. The only available statistics as to sarcoma of the lip are from the Gottingen Pathological Institute, where 2 cases were found among 1,248 sarcoma cases (0.16 per cent). No mention was made as to whether the lesions were on the vermilion border, and the type of sarcoma is not specified. ...

We have observed that berberine prolonged life span and improved viability of pupae and climbing activity of imagoes of wild-type Drosophila melanogaster maintained at 23°C. As a continuation of our studies of berberine effect on life span, we were interested to evaluate the effect of berberine of life span in flies maintained at a higher temperature (28°C) known to accelerate aging in wild typ...

Development of effective in vitro human lip models, specific to the vermilion epithelium, has not progressed as much that skin and oral mucosa/gingiva models vitro. Our histologic examination demonstrated a Japanese macaque (male, 7 years 9 months old) had distinct from adjacent mucosa, resembling histological characteristics lip. Therefore, this study, we examined gene expression profile three...

Facial anthropometry has well-known implications in health-related fields. Measurement of human face is used in identification of person in Forensic medicine, Plastic surgery, Orthodontics, Archeology, Hair-style design and examination of the differences between races and ethnicities. Facial anthropometry provides an indication of the variations in facial shape in a specified population. Bangla...