Upper lip lift

• • • Incisions 

    • Subnasale lip lift 

    • 2003: The upper lip lift using the 'bull's horn' approach

    • 2011: Long-term Analysis of Surgical Correction of the Senile Upper Lip

    • Lip advancement 

    • 2011: Long-term Analysis of Surgical Correction of the Senile Upper Lip

    • Endonasal 

    • 2014: The endonasal lip lift: personal technique

    • YouTube (2:59) - The Endonasal Lip Lift: Personal Technique

    • Suspension "no scar"

    • 2011: The no-scar lip-lift: upper lip suspension technique

Preparation

• • Sterizile the face

  • Precise marking of the midline, philtral ridge, and skin to be excised

    • Use calipers if needed

  • Local anesthesia 

Procedure

• • 15 blade through the skin to the fascia of the orbicularis

    • avoid the labial arteries 

  • Colorado tip Bovie for hemostasis and flap elevation

  • 6-0 Prolene running locking 

Post-op

• • Bacitracin

  • Remove sutures in 6-7 days

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