Cosmetic

187) Which of the following relationships of the lips to the nasomental line is CORRECT?

A. Upper lip is 4 mm anterior; lower lip 2 mm anterior.
B. Upper lip is 4 mm posterior, lower lip 2 mm posterior.
C. Upper lip is 2 mm anterior, lower lip 4 mm posterior.
D. Upper and lower lips are tangential to the nasomental line.
E. Upper lip is 4 mm posterior, lower lip 4 mm posterior.




REFERENCES & ANSWER



Ridley M.B., VanHook S. M.: Aesthetic Facial Proportions, Chapter 9, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Thieme Medical Publishers, second edition (Ira Papel, editor) p. 106, 2002

Ridley M.B., VanHook S. M.: Aesthetic Facial Proportions, Chapter11, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Thieme Medical Publishers, Third edition (Ira Papel, editor) p. 130, 2009

Zimbler M.S.: Aesthetic Facial Analysis, chapter 19 in Cummings Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Fifth edition, Volume one, Mosby Elsevier, 2010, pp. 269-280



187) B      Upper lip is 4 mm posterior, lower lip 2 mm posterior.