Abstract: A lip positioner shows the surgeon where the upper lip is to be repositioned. It includes a mouthpiece and a platform extending to support the upper lip. It may be fabricated from poured stone in dental casts. The material sits on the upper teeth and has a forward facing platform sitting under the upper lip to “lift up” the lip to its new desired position during and after surgery. It can be used to show the proposed position of the upper lip preliminary to performing plastic surgery or hold the upper lip in a desired position while sleeping or working to retain the upper lip in a desired orientation or to hold the lip in the desired position during healing surgery to minimize the gravitational pull on the lip which will also minimize scarring of the incision area. The method of making and using the lip positioner is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of inducing angiogenesis in a cell or tissue by applying an electromagnetic field to the cell or tissue under conditions effective to induce angiogenesis. Also disclosed is a method of treating an ischemic condition in a patient by applying an electromagnetic field to ischemic tissue in a patient under conditions effective to treat the ischemic condition by inducing angiogenesis. A method of tissue engineering is also disclosed. This method involves providing a tissue scaffold and subjecting the tissue scaffold to an electromagnetic field under conditions effective to form a vascularized tissue scaffold. Further disclosed is a method of inducing activity of angiogenic growth factors by applying an electromagnetic field to a cell or tissue under conditions effective to induce activity of an angiogenic growth factor.