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Case Reports
. 2015 Jun;8(2):150-2.
doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1395881. Epub 2014 Nov 18.

Ascher syndrome: report of a case with early manifestations

Santiago Molina  1 , Pablo Medard  2 , Marcelo Galdeano  2
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Case Reports

Ascher syndrome: report of a case with early manifestations

Santiago Molina et al. Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

Ascher syndrome is a disease of unknown etiology first described in 1920 by Ascher, an ophthalmologist from Prague. It presents with recurrent edema of the lip and upper eyelid resulting in double lip and blepharochalasis. In 10% of cases the idiopathic nontoxic thyroid enlargement also occurs. Because of its rarity, it is often undiagnosed. A case of early onset is presented with its respective surgical treatment and outcome.

Keywords: Ascher syndrome; blepharochalasis; cheiloplasty; double lip.

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Preoperative frontal view.
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Preoperative smile.
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Design of the palpebral incision.
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Lip biopsy.
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12 months postoperative frontal view.
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12 months postoperative smile.
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