Multi-stage augmentation of a narrow lip by the V-Y advancement.
The author describes in the present article a possible surgical procedure using multistage V-Y shift for the correction of narrow lips. His work is based on long-lasting experience assembled during surgery of facial clefts and corrections of post-traumatic conditions. He emphasizes some advantages of the described procedures and the importance of carefully selected indications for its application.
Mĕst'ák
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Department of Plastic Surgery, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University and Faculty Hospital Bulovka, Institute for Postgraduate Medical Training, Prague, Czech Republic. mestakj@fnb.cz
D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps