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Anatomical basis of dimple creation - A new technique: Our experience of 100 cases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cheek dimples are usually considered as an attractive feature of facial beauty. Unfortunately, not all beautiful girls have dimples. Literature on dimple creation surgery is sparse.

Aims

We used a new and simple technique for dimple creation, passing a transcutaneous bolster stitch after scraping off the dermis of all mucomuscular attachments. Our aim was to analyse the positive and negative findings of this technique.

Materials and methods

We used this procedure in creation of 100 dimples under local anaesthesia as a daycare procedure and analysed the results.

Results and conclusion

This procedure is safe, reliable and easily reproducible. As no tissue is excised, chances of bleeding and haematoma formation are negligible. With this procedure, the patient satisfaction rate is very high, and patients seen long time after surgery continue to be pleased with their surgically created dimples.

SUBMITTER: Lari AR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3385407 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Anatomical basis of dimple creation - A new technique: Our experience of 100 cases.

Lari A R AR Panse Nikhil N

Indian journal of plastic surgery : official publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India 20120101 1

<h4>Background</h4>Cheek dimples are usually considered as an attractive feature of facial beauty. Unfortunately, not all beautiful girls have dimples. Literature on dimple creation surgery is sparse.<h4>Aims</h4>We used a new and simple technique for dimple creation, passing a transcutaneous bolster stitch after scraping off the dermis of all mucomuscular attachments. Our aim was to analyse the positive and negative findings of this technique.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We used this procedure ...[more]

PMID: 22754160

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Anatomical basis of dimple creation - A new technique: Our experience of 100 cases.

Background

Aims

Materials and methods

Results and conclusion

Publications

Anatomical basis of dimple creation - A new technique: Our experience of 100 cases.

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