[Correction of nasolabial fold].
OBJECTIVE
To introduce a new method for correction of deep nasolabial fold.


METHODS
From May 1998 to May 2002, 20 patients (aging 32-48 years, female) with deep nasolabial fold were treated with the buried guiding suture appliance and method through oral incision.


RESULTS
All patients recovered without complications, the scar is minimal. Six patients were followed up 6 to 12 months, stable and permanent result was achieved.


CONCLUSIONS
This method is simple and reliable for correction of nasolabial fold.
Yang
Ming-yong
MY
Plastic Surgery Hospital, Beijing Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China 100041.
Li
Sen-kai
SK
Li
Qiang
Q
D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome