title: Macrocheiloplasty. Principles and techniques.
abstract: Enlarged configurations of one or both lips from hereditary and racial differences are common phenomena. Congenital anamolies and acquired malformations are more unusual. The author reviews the principles of lip size reduction, and demonstrates photographically the serial steps necessary to accomplish that goal on the lower lip.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Field
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*