title: Bilateral lateral vermilion border transposition flaps to correct the "whistling lip" deformity.
abstract: A simple method of transposing bilateral lateral vermilion border flaps into the midposterior line of the prolabium to correct the "whistling lip" deformity is presented. This method makes it possible to decrease the upper lip tension, deepen the labiogingival sulcus, and reconstruct a peaked tubercle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishigaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirose
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*