Facial surgery
The upper lip lift is not a widespread procedure, in spite of its efficiency in enhancing the mouth and the smile aesthetically.
Owing to ageing (or in a constitutional manner, in young adults), the upper lift can modify, which results in the lengthening of the white lip and the thinning of the red lip.
Those modifications lead up to a thin and pinched appearance of the upper lip, hiding the upper teeth when the mouth is half-open.
The upper lip lift aims to shorten the white lip and to elevate the red lip, making the mouth more attractive, and rejuvenating the smile.
A pre-operative marking is carried out by Dr. Petit before the procedure. This one is performed under local anesthesia, on an out-patient basis (hospital discharge that very evening).
It consists in removing a pattern of skin and underlying tissue of the white upper lip from the nasal sill (junction between the nose and the upper lip). This enables to reduce the height of white lip and to authorize the eversion of the upper lip during suturing. The scar is located around the nostrils.
The cutaneous closure is performed with resorbable sutures.
A dressing is not necessary.
The upper lip lift is a little painful procedure, or even not painful. Pains are soothed by analgesics.
Ecchymosis (bruises) and oedema (swelling) located in the upper lip are classical and depend from one patient to another, gradually diminishing within a fortnight.
The shower with a soft soap is authorized the day following the procedure.
The resumption of daily activities is possible the day following the procedure.
The resumption of professional activities can be done within 7 days after the procedure.
The complications of the upper lip lift are rare and will be mentioned by Dr. Petit during the consultation.
The final result of an upper lip lift is obtained between 3 to 6 months, and is stable and long-lasting.
The scar will gradually fade within a few months and is almost invisible full-term.
Téléconsultation
Réservée uniquement au suivi des patients du Dr Petit et aux questions complémentaires des patients après un 1er RDV au cabinet.
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