Lifting of the upper lip using a single extensive incision.
In this report an operation to treat ageing of the upper lip is described, whereby a single strip of skin extending from one labial commissure, along the juxta-nasal part of the lip, to the other labial commissure is excised. Good results were obtained with this method in 12 patients operated on, and these results are presented.
Marques
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Hospital Alemão Osvaldo Cruz, São Paulo, Brazil.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques