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While conventional cheiloplasty is associated with higher morbidity, diode lasers offer precise soft-tissue contouring with rapid recovery, and digital symmetry analysis enhances surgical planning.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 35-year-old woman presented with mild right-sided upper-lip asymmetry accentuated by a labially placed lateral incisor. Seeking an alternative to orthodontic treatment, she took an ImageJ-based assessment to map Cupid's-bow alignment and quantify the deviation. Using this digital guide, gentle contouring of the right upper lip was performed with a 940-nm diode laser as a conservative soft-tissue aesthetic refinement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>At one week, the upper-lower lip ratio improved from 1:1.73 to a more harmonious 1:1.58 with enhanced commissural symmetry. At three months, the corrected contour was maintained clinically.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Digitally guided diode-laser contouring may provide a conservative, case-specific option for aesthetic refinement of minor lip asymmetry in selected patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/froh.2026.1847785","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,10]],"date-time":"2026-06-10T05:20:57Z","timestamp":1781068857000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Digitally guided diode-laser cheiloplasty for correction of upper-lip asymmetry: a case report"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"7","author":[{"given":"Ruchi","family":"Ramanujan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Periodontology, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences (ABSMIDS), Nitte (Deemed to be University)","place":["Mangalore, India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tripthi","family":"P. 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