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==Background==

==Clinical Features==

==Differential Diagnosis==

==Diagnosis==

==Management==
*Consider [[Nerve Block: Infraorbital]] for upper lip, [[Nerve Block: Mental]] for lower lip
*Antibiotics not required

#Intraoral mucosal laceration (isolated)
#*Only need to close if >1cm
#*Use absorbable 5-0 suture
#*Avoid catching underlying muscle during suturing
#Through-and-through laceration
#*Close in layers:
#**1. Close mucosal layer w/ absorbable 5-0 suture
#**2. Irrigate from outside 
#**3.Close orbicularis oris muscle w/ 4-0 or 5-0 absorbable suture
#**4. Close skin w/ 6-0 nonabsorbable suture
#Vermilion border laceration
#*Place 1st stitch w/ 6-0 nonabsorbable suture to align edges of vermilion border
#*Then repair rest of lip in usual manner

===Special Considerations===
*Vermillion border and philtrum architecture must be maintained for cosmesis
*Infiltration of local anesthetic can distort soft tissue
**Consider marking vermillion border prior to infiltration of anesthetic to facilitate repair

==Disposition==

==See Also==

==External Links==

==References==
*Rosens Chapter 42 - Facial Trauma
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