title: [Correction of nasolabial fold].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Hospital, Beijing Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China 100041.
authors.forename: Ming-yong
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Sen-kai
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: 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