Construction of the cupid's bow.
The creation of the cupid's bow, philtral dimple, and tubercle can greatly improve the central upper lip. The white roll is dissected free as a bucket handle. A crescent of central vermilion is excised and planted as a composite graft to simulate a tubercle. The white roll is sutured to the vermilion, and a full-thickness skin graft is sutured to the new philtral dimple.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*