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DOI: 10.5999/aps.2013.40.6.783
Descended Mouth Corner: An Ignored but Needed Feature of Facial Rejuvenation
For years, the gold standard in facial rejuvenation has been the face lift. However, exploring new, less complex procedures for achieving the same goal is currently drawing interest. Rejuvenation of the perioral area is a difficult task for plastic surgeons because of the minimal effect that face lift procedures have over this region and the lack of published material on the subject. In this article, the descended mouth corner anguloplasty technique is presented. It is a 20-minutes lift technique that can correct this typical feature of the ageing mouth. The authors have treated 71 patients using the technique with consistently good results, with just one requiring revision. They conclude that this procedure by itself and in combination with other small operations or even a full face lift can rejuvenate the ageing face.
Presented at the Reunión Mensual Sociedad Chilena de Cirugía Plástica (Monthly Meeting of the Chilean Society of Plastic Surgery) June 18, 2009 in Santiago, Chile.
Publication History
Received: 13 May 2013
Accepted: 04 June 2013
Article published online:
01 May 2022
© 2013. The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, permitting unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
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