Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2010 Apr;34(2):167-71. doi: 10.1007/s00266-009-9383-3. Epub 2009 Jun 25.
Upper-lip augmentation is used to enhance a thin upper lip or correct lip deficiencies or senile hypotrophy. We describe an easy, effective, and reproducible technique.
We use two preseptal orbicularis oculi muscle grafts that provide a reliable option for soft-tissue upper-lip augmentation, with improved vertical lip height and lateral lip projection and reappearance of the Cupid's bow. Muscle grafts are harvested from a blepharoplasty done at the same time.
The advantages of this procedure include the creation of an anatomically natural upper lip through preserving the continuity and function of the labial structure, good augmentation, no donor-site morbidity, no visible scars on the vermilion, and successful rejuvenation with the associated blepharoplasty.
Both patients and surgeons were satisfied with the results because the muscle grafts produce a youthful appearance by adding natural, soft roundness and fullness to the upper lip without an artificial look or the use of synthetic material, providing long-term augmentation.
上唇增大术用于增加薄唇、矫正唇缺陷或老年性萎缩。我们描述了一种简单、有效且可重复的技术。
我们使用两个眶部眼轮匝肌移植物，为软组织上唇增大提供了可靠的选择，可改善垂直唇高度和侧唇突出度，并再现丘比特弓。肌肉移植物取自同时进行的眼睑成形术。
该手术的优点包括通过保留唇结构的连续性和功能来创造解剖学上自然的上唇，增加丰满度，无供区并发症，唇红上无可见疤痕，以及与相关的眼睑成形术一起成功实现年轻化。
患者和外科医生都对结果感到满意，因为肌肉移植物通过在上唇增加自然、柔软的圆润和丰满度，而没有人工外观或使用合成材料，提供了长期的增大效果，从而呈现出年轻的外观。
