Volume 4 Issue 4 (Oct. - Dec.) 2021
Case Reports
LIP REDUCTION SURGERY IN UPPER LIP (REDUCTION CHEILOPLASTY)
Rajni Aggarwal, Abdul Mannan, Deepika Chaudhary
Macrocheilia is a condition where there is increased in size of the lip. Lip size interrupts the balance of the facial features. When lips are larger than average, this can interfere with eating and speaking as well as attract unwanted attention, causing patients to be self-conscious. A 20- year old male presented in our opd with the history of broad lips. He requested for lip reduction surgery having seen such procedure on the internet. The condition was not associated with any other disease and the patient was healthy. Cheiloplasty involves removing skin tissues from the lower or upper lips or sometimes both. This is done to reshape the entire lip area. After removing the targeted tissue, the incision is closed with absorbable sutures. In our case we did Brazilian lip reduction procedure which focuses on slimming down only one of the lips. Cheiloplasty is not free from complications. Common complications are infection, scarring, severe swelling, bleeding and allergic reaction to anaesthesia.
