Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Short upper lip

Decreased height of upper lip

HP:0000188

What it means

Decreased width of the upper lip.

Rare diseases that can present with this3

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Decreased upper labial height · Decreased upper labial length · Decreased vertical length of upper lip · Shortening of upper lip · Vertical deficiency of upper lip

Short upper lip

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.