Basket-weave Muscle Reconstruction: An Effective Technique for Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The complexity of bilateral cleft lip deformities and the delicate interrelation between muscular arrangement and external lip features require a comprehensive approach for proper management. The principles developed by Mulliken for cleft repair have been a cornerstone in cleft management. In this study, the operative principles for bilateral cleft lip repair described by Mulliken are applied, with functional muscle reconstruction in the form of interlacing orbicularis oris muscle fibers using the basket-weave technique.

Methods

Eighty patients underwent surgery using modifications of the technique described by Mulliken for bilateral cleft lip repair, involving skin tailoring, lateral flap size, and basket-weave muscle repair, with a mean follow-up period of 1 yea

SUBMITTER: Aboul Wafa AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12456478 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature