Case 1

CC:  Laceration to Upper Lip

HPI:  23 year old male presents to the ED with laceration to his upper lip.  Patient states he was “Minding his own business” when all of the sudden the ground came up and hit him in the face.   His friend alcohol might have been there.  Patient states he now has a cut on his lip and a bruise on his pride.

Physical Exam:  Physical exam demonstrates a 2 centimeter full thickness laceration of the left upper lip that crosses the vermillion border.