Cheiloplasty

{{Short description|Surgical procedure}} {{Infobox medical intervention | name = Cheiloplasty | synonym = | image = | caption = | alt = | pronounce = | specialty = plastic surgery | synonyms = | ICD10 = | ICD9 = | ICD9unlinked = | CPT = | MeshID = | LOINC = | other_codes = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicine = }}

[[File:Traité complet de l'anatomie de l'homme comprenant l'anatomie chirurgicale et la médecine opératoire - Tome 6 - Partie 2 - Planche 17.jpg|thumb|Cheiloplasty, 19th century.]]

'''Cheiloplasty''' or surgical lip restoration (from {{langx|el|χείλος}} ''kheilos'' – "lip") is the technical term for surgery of the [[lip]] usually performed by a [[Plastic surgery|plastic surgeon]] or [[Oral and maxillofacial surgery|oral and maxillofacial surgeon]]. Among other procedures it includes lip reduction, the process of surgically reducing the size of the lip or lips to reduce the appearance of abnormally large or protruding lips, as well as the process of forming an artificial tip or part of the lips by using a piece of healthy [[tissue (biology)|tissue]] from some neighboring part. The procedure can also larger.{{clarify|date=February 2025}}

Cheiloplasty<span data-darkreader-inline-color="" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor=""> can be performed to treat [[tight lip syndrome]] in [[Shar Pei]] dogs by repositioning the lower lip and allowing it to heal in a normal position.</span><ref>{{Cite journal |last=McCoy |first=D. E. |date=September 1997 |title=Surgical management of the tight lip syndrome in the Shar-Pei dog |journal=Journal of Veterinary Dentistry |volume=14 |issue=3 |pages=95–96 |doi=10.1177/089875649701400304 |issn=0898-7564 |pmid=9571897}}</ref>

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[[Category:Oral and maxillofacial surgery]] [[Category:Oral surgery]] [[Category:Plastic surgery]] [[Category:Lip surgery]]