Self-Treatment of Full-Thickness Traumatic Lip Laceration with Chicken Egg Shell Membrane

摘要

A 19-year-old patient who had emigrated from Ukraine 4 years previous presented for routine dental examination in the dental clinic. A “white-line” scar crossing the left side of his upper lip was noticed (Figure, a ). The scar extended beyond the vermilion border and the intraoral portion of the lip (Figure, b ), causing deformation of both aspects. According to the patient, 4 weeks earlier he had fallen and his lip was wounded. He barely managed to stop the bleeding by using a pad and applying pressure. He then topically bonded the margins of the wound by a fresh chicken egg membrane (“egg-skin”). Three days later, the patient removed the adhesive membrane. The patient did not seek professional treatment and did not take any medications. He reported no signs of inflammation, including pain, occurring immediately after the membrane application or during the 4 weeks after the event. No major change was observed in a re-evaluation done 2 months later (3 months after the wound event). The patient is pleased with the current appearance of the lip and does not desire a cosmetic surgical correction of the scar.