When is lip augmentation necessary? Experts indicate the following eight lip conditions may require surgical correction. Let's examine them in detail.
When is lip reconstruction necessary?
1. Macrognathia: Typically a congenital developmental abnormality caused by malformation of the first or second pharyngeal arch, manifesting as a facial cleft often accompanied by other facial deformities.
2. Micrognathia: Rarely congenital, usually resulting from burns, trauma, or surgery.
3. Double Lips and Thick Lips: Double lips are a rare congenital deformity, often appearing after permanent teeth erupt. Thick lips involve excessive tissue growth, widening of the vermilion border, and protrusion. Causes are unclear but may be related to ethnicity or genetics.
4. Thin Lips: Characterized by underdeveloped, weak, or noticeably reduced vermilion border. Plastic surgery can increase lip thickness.For individuals with lax upper lip skin, partial excision of skin at the base of the nose and upper lip can be performed to shorten the upper lip height. Correction of the masseter muscle and mandibular angle: Excess masseter muscle and mandibular angle can be removed via an intraoral incision.
5. Unilateral cleft lip: Classified into three types: latent cleft, incomplete cleft lip, and complete cleft lip.
6. Hidden cleft: Characterized by a groove or scar extending beyond the vertical length of the upper lip, with a notch in the vermilion border and a defect in the white lip, resulting in varying degrees of vertical shortening of the upper lip.
7. Unilateral incomplete cleft lip: Features a cleft of varying severity in the upper lip, but retains integrity at the nasal base or Simonart's line.