Integrating Orthognathic Surgery Into Lip Lift for Subnasal Aesthetics.

ABSTRACT: Lip lift is a versatile procedure to shorten the upper lip and improve the morphology and proportion of the lip. It is commonly performed as part of facial rejuvenation in Western patients, whereas in Asian countries, younger people tend to desire a lip lift because a shorter upper lip is considered more attractive. The lip lift carries a risk of an unfavorable aesthetic outcome when underlying skeletal deformities, such as maxillary protrusion and vertical excess, are not addressed, resulting in an undesirable degree of dental exposure. This article described our experience of integrating orthognathic surgery into subnasal lip lift surgery to harmonize the facial profile, highlighting the methods to achieve an ideal dental show with lip lift. Orthognathic surgery was first performed to co

SUBMITTER: Hattori Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12688944 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature