title: Lip reduction surgery (reduction cheiloplasty).
abstract: This article discusses and presents options related to the cosmetic reduction of enlarged lips, primarily in ethnic populations. No formal study is performed. The author presents a literature review and discusses his personal 26-year experiences in lip surgery. When basic tenets are followed, cosmetic lip reduction is a predictable procedure with very little morbidity. Although lip augmentation is a popular cosmetic procedure, a certain percentage of the population desires smaller lips. Reduction cheiloplasty is a safe and predictable procedure that has been performed over a half century. This procedure is relatively simple and has a moderate learning curve. Cosmetic lip reduction is safe and effective, and has a high level of patient acceptance when certain diagnostic and treatment criteria are fulfilled.
authors.affiliation: Cosmetic Facial Surgery, Richmond, VA 23235, USA. niamtu@niamtu.com
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Niamtu
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D001828:Body Image; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*