Surg Cosmet Dermatol. 2020;12(2):135-142
INTRODUCTION: The lips have a huge importance in facial aesthetics, and the use of fillers to improve the region is growing with a variety of different techniques described.
OBJECTIVE: To report the experience with the "lip tenting" lip filling technique.
METHODS: 20 female patients between 18 and 60 years of age obtained lip filling through vertically serial punctures from the lip vermilion border, depositing a small amount of product by retroinjection, in the superficial muscular plane.
RESULTS: All treated patients reported a high degree of aesthetic satisfaction with the result of the procedure, with edema and local ecchymosis transiently present in most patients.
CONCLUSIONS: This is an easy execution technique compared to other filling techniques, presenting very satisfactory aesthetic results.
Keywords: Anatomy; Lip; Rejuvenation
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