Lip Reduction Surgery Procedure

Lips are very important facial features and will have a great impact on a person's image, so many friends with thick lips will improve their lips through lip thinning surgery. The surgical process mainly involves excision, but certain methods and techniques must be mastered for excision, and there will be certain side effects after the operation. As long as proper care is provided, there will be significant results.

Overview

Anesthesia is used during lip augmentation surgery, so you will not feel any pain during the operation. The prismatic excision method is to make a fusiform incision along the periphery of the lip, resect the mucosa and submucosal tissue in a wedge shape, and then suture the wound in layers. The horizontal and vertical fusiform excision method is to sew a stitch on each side of the upper lip and pull the two threads to evert the upper lip. A horizontal fusiform incision was made at the protruding parts of the lips on both sides, and a longitudinal incision was made at the midline. The excess mucosa and submucosal tissue were removed and then sutured in layers.

2. Postoperative Characteristics

There may be some bleeding or bruising in the first few days after the surgery, but after recovery, the standard lip shape will be revealed.

3. Indications

The red lips are too thick, the oral mucosa inside the red lips is overdeveloped, and there is chronic inflammatory hyperplasia of the red lips.

Contraindications

Local acute inflammation.

Systemic infectious diseases.

IV. Methods and Steps

The lip thinning surgery is to remove a strip of oral mucosa and muscle in a fusiform or zigzag shape at the junction of the skin and mucosa of the upper and lower lips and vermillion, depending on the thickness of the lips. The incision is then directly sutured to thin the thick lips, and the stitches are removed after 5-7 days. The incision scar of this operation is hidden inside the mouth, and the effect is ideal.

Preoperative considerations

1. Do not take drugs containing aspirin within two weeks before surgery;

2. Three days before the operation, the patient can take Banlangen Granules orally and receive intravenous metronidazole or other broad-spectrum antibiotics under the guidance of a doctor to create a good body environment.

3. Starting three days before the operation, the patient needs to avoid certain foods, especially spicy, irritating foods and raw garlic, raw onions, chili peppers, etc. In addition, peanuts, melon seeds, seafood and other foods cannot be eaten.

4. Do not wear makeup before surgery;

5. Before the lip thickening surgery, make sure you have no infectious diseases or other body inflammations;

6. Patients with hypertension and diabetes should inform the doctor of their condition during the initial visit so that the doctor can confirm the surgical plan for lip thickening and thinning.

7. Women should avoid lip thinning surgery during the menstrual period.

1. Generally, no dressing is applied after surgery. After the incision is sutured, antibiotic ointment is applied and oral antibiotics are taken for 1 week to prevent infection of the lip thinning surgery wound.

2. A 3-day liquid diet is a necessary step for lip thinning surgery;

3. Use mouthwash, such as borax or Dobell's solution, gargle 4-6 times a day and pay attention to oral hygiene to ensure the best effect of lip thickening and thinning surgery;

4. Take vitamin C orally within five days after lip thinning surgery.

Principle Introduction

The lip thinning surgery requires careful preoperative design based on the patient's actual situation. The incision is designed according to the width of the red lip tissue to be removed, and then the mucosa is incised along the designed line. The incision is deepened in a wedge shape to remove an appropriate amount of the orbicularis oris muscle, and the natural shape of the lips is designed according to the proportion of the patient's facial features. After lip augmentation surgery, the lips become natural, coordinated, and beautiful.