Temporalis fascia for lip augmentation.

BACKGROUND: The pervasiveness of the desire for beautiful lips persists today, with women in the United States spending almost 2.9 billion dollars annually on cosmetics and lip products. The lips occupy the central feature of the lower third of the face and are of paramount importance to facial beauty. Various surgical approaches and methods are used in lip augmentation.

METHODS: We reviewed the charts of 7 patients who underwent temporalis fascia lip augmentation to evaluate the temporalis fascia as a safe and effective means for lip augmentation.

RESULTS: The average follow-up was 5 years (range, 4-6 years). All patients who underwent lip augmentation were female. The average age of the patients was 47 years old with a range of 36 to 67 years. All patients were very satisfied with the results of their surgical lip augmentation postoperatively and no patients required any revision operations.

CONCLUSION: Temporalis fascia is a safe method of lip augmentation and is durable and long lasting. Lip augmentation with temporalis fascia can easily be performed in conjunction with other procedures.