Neither dermal cysts, or prolonged stiffness or sensory changes were encountered in the study group – problems that have been reported with other lip augmentations procedures, they wrote.
“We have seen occasional asymmetries in the lips after SCM grafting,” they wrote. “Fortunately, these findings are rare,” they continued, without specifying their frequency in the study group. “There are several possible explanations for this finding: the presence of slight contour irregularities in the grafts when they are implanted; asymmetric graft compression; differential resorption with a given graft; and/or a contribution from dynamic movement of the lips.”
They study’s main limitation was some variation in the camera’s distance from the patient, although an attempt was made to control for this with the calibration of photographs, the authors wrote. In addition, they noted, patient satisfaction was not formally measured.
The researchers reported no financial disclosures.