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Lip Morphology and Aesthetics: Study Review and Prospects in Plastic Surgery

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The lip profile plays an important role in the perception of facial aesthetics; lip morphology and aesthetics research is receiving increasing attention. The advancement of research tools such as three-dimensional imaging technology has led to the clarification of lip morphologic and aesthetic characteristics. After studies of lip characteristics according to gender, ethnicity and age provided basic data, studies on lip aesthetics have been conducted by scholars worldwide. These studies could provide a basic theory to support diagnosis and treatment options, as well as the basis for evaluative criteria for precise treatment and technical improvements. According to the conclusions of the above studies, new ideas for cosmetic surgery design, including lip, perioral and labial–facial relationships, have been discovered.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, People’s Republic of China

    Si-Qiao Wu, Bai-Lin Pan, Yang An & Dong Li

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China

    Jun-Xue An

  3. Department of Plastic Surgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing, China

    Lu-Jia Chen

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Wu, SQ., Pan, BL., An, Y. et al. Lip Morphology and Aesthetics: Study Review and Prospects in Plastic Surgery. Aesth Plast Surg 43, 637–643 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-018-1268-x

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