34117 Experience of 8000 Cases on Lip Reduction Surgery in Thailand

Sunday, September 30, 2018: 5:00 PM
Pusit Jittilaongwong, MD , Plastic surgery, Department of plastic surgery ,Siriraj hospital,Bangkok,Thailand, bangkok, Thailand

The purpose of this report is to present my personal experiences over the last 9 years in lip reduction surgery.

A method of evaluating the results of lip reduction surgery was performed on 8000 consecutive patients from 1 January 2010

to 30 April 2018 at Punisa Clinic lip surgery clinic. Patients who have undergone a lip reduction surgery by Dr. Pusit technique,

 “Seagull wing incision” can expect more desired shape & size of their lips and even an improved smile, abnormality. Results of my patients included 5743 cases underwent upper lip surgery, 361 cases for lower lip surgery and 1896 cases for both upper-lower lip surgery. Patients who underwent lip reduction surgery reported an overall of high satisfaction rate with their surgical outcome. In conclusion ,Lip reduction surgery tend to be more popular in Asian countries from past until now.

Lip surgery can improve patients lip shape ,size and smile.

The minor complication were reported with asymmetry, scarring (Keloid) and lip tightness.

 

Keywords: lip reduction , cosmetic lip reduction, lip surgery