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Fadi Sleilati1, Ralph Chalhoub1
1Plastic Surgery Department, Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Abstract:
Upper lip lifting is a very popular procedure but there is no objective guidelines on how much skin has to be removed to obtain an optimal result. We have measured and compared the philtral height in two groups of young and old female Lebanese subjects. We have found a mean philtral height of 14.3 ± 1.9 mm in the young group and 19.8 ± 2.4 mm In the old group, with a mean philtral lengthening of 5.5 ± 2.9 mm. We suggest using these results to plan the amount of skin that has to be removed during a lip lift procedure.
