Lip service for the stiff upper lip

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000 Mar;105(3):1154-8; discussion 1159-61. doi: 10.1097/00006534-200003000-00051.

Abstract

Lip augmentation procedures can restore volume and shape to the aging, thin upper lip, but some patients may develop problematic lip tightness. This stiff upper lip is manifested by a restricted smile and an adynamic central upper lip. We have had success in treating postreconstruction and postaugmentation stiff upper lip with a therapeutic device and treatment regimen. This therapy alleviated tightness and inability to smile. Also, the change in lip commissure-to-commissure distance in repose and when smiling improved after treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lip / surgery*
  • Lip Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods
  • Postoperative Complications