Face and Lips

Examination

• Examine face with lips at rest.
• Identify facial deformities, as well as skin or peri-oral lesions.

Common Abnormalities

• Squamous cell carcinoma of the lip may present as a dry, scaly, or ulcerated non-healing lesion.
• Creasing of facial skin at either corner of the lips is often due to tooth loss or poorly fitting dentures that do not restore vertical height and may predispose patient to angular cheilitis.