Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 61, Issue 10 , Pages 1170-1176 , October 2008

Changes in the aging upper lip – a photomorphometric and MRI-based study (on a quest to find the right rejuvenation approach)

  • Niklas Iblher

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Freiburg Medical Center, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Hand and Plastic Surgery, University of Freiburg Medical Center, Hugstetterstrasse 55, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany. Tel.: +49 761 270 2401; fax: +49 761 270 2501.
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  • Jonas Kloepper

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Freiburg Medical Center, Germany
    • ,
  • Vincenzo Penna

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Freiburg Medical Center, Germany
    • ,
  • Jean-Paul Bartholomae

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Freiburg Medical Center, Germany
    • ,
  • G. Bjoern Stark

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Freiburg Medical Center, Germany

Received 23 April 2008 ,Accepted 4 June 2008.

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☆ Part of the published material was presented at the Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress, April 4th-6th, 2008 in Paris.

PII: S1748-6815(08)00490-7

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.06.001

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 61, Issue 10 , Pages 1170-1176 , October 2008

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