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Peter A. Hilger, MD; Fred Fish, MD; Holly Boyer, MD
Edina, Minn

Arch Facial Plast Surg. 1999;1:53-54.

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A 48-YEAR-OLD WOMAN was seen in consultation for evaluation of the aging face. She had had significant sun exposure in the past and noted generalized facial laxity. A deep-plane facelift was performed, along with simultaneous perioral dermabrasion. The dermabrasion was done with a diamond fraise burr to the level of punctate bleeding, indicating a surgical depth in the papillary dermis.

The upper lip was epithelialized within 2 weeks of surgery. When seen 3 weeks after surgery, the patient complained of itching of the upper lip with some erythema and induration, greater on the right than left (Figure 1). Palpation of the area revealed some mild induration, and she was started on topical silicone gel treatment. Three weeks later, the patient was seen again and noted that the silicone gel produced skin irritation, and she was started on topical . . . [Full Text of this Article]