Lip service for the stiff upper lip
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A Lip Fixation Device Facilitates Labial Salivary Gland Biopsy for Sjögren's Disease
Published on: March 6, 2026
B M Zide1, J P Bradley, M T Longaker
1Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at New York University Medical Center, NY, USA. zideb01@popmail.med.nyu.edu
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.
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