Lip augmentation using the palmaris longus tendon.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case is presented in which the upper lip of a 20-year-old woman was augmented by a graft of palmaris longus tendon-muscle. This technique offers several advantages over other lip enlargement techniques. The primary drawback, in my opinion, is the possibility that lip excursion (smiling, animation) might be restricted by tendon-muscle adherence to lip tissues, although this did not occur in this patient. Experience with larger numbers of patients is necessary before this technique can be endorsed for general use.
Medical subject headings
- Lip
- Surgery, Plastic
- Tendons