Aesthetic reduction of the upper lip.
The upper lip, given its surface anatomy and morphology, should be no more than 2 cm high. Therefore, to reduce the upper lip we propose an incision at its highest portion similar to the letter M which extends into the nasal vestibula. We aim at a real reduction of the height of the lip as well as restoration of its natural concavity through a scar situated obscurely, and which tends to disappear within a few months postoperatively. In patients in whom the upper lip is less than 2 cm high but the vermilion is minimal, we use Gillies' technique and make curvilinear incisions. We have also observed correction of the perioral wrinkles using this technique.
Division of Plastic Surgery, São Zacarias Hospital of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing