A surgical procedure to repair, reconstruct, or reshape the lips, often performed to correct cleft lips or other lip deformities.
From Greek 'cheilos' (lip) plus 'plasty' (surgical shaping or forming). Medical terminology following standard surgical nomenclature patterns.
Cleft lip surgery shows how modern medicine combines ancient techniques with cutting-edge imaging—surgeons now use 3D scanning to plan procedures that achieve better cosmetic and functional results than ever before.
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