Cleft lip repair by soft-tissue expansion.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
I report herein a newly devised method of cleft lip repair that involves the expansion of cheek skin by tissue expander and transferring the scar from the philtrum to the nasolabial fold, or reducing a broad scar to a finer and less conspicuous one without leaving tension. The method, having been applied in three patients with good results, is thereby recommended for patients with severe cleft lip deformity wherein a tight lip is present.
Medical subject headings
- Cleft Lip
- Microsurgery
- Tissue Expansion Devices