**3. Results**

Pictures of patients were taken after patients were informed about their pictures were to be used and published in scientific papers. Verbal and written consent has been

**Figure 4.** *Preoperative view of the patient.*

**Figure 5.** *View of the patient 8 years after the operation.*

acquired from patients regarding the use of their pictures in publications. No flap loss is observed. On eight of the patients, symmetrical smiling to the contralateral side is observed (**Figures 4** and **5**), on two of the patients, a pull 1–1.5 cm less than the contralateral side is observed. However, because of patient satisfaction, no muscle plication attempts aiming augmentation of traction of the lip corner were made. A swollen appearance on the face is observed on six of the patients due to muscles; however, since patients are still on follow-up period, a flap thinning procedure has not been performed.
