Rotational Composite Flap Technique for Primary Incomplete Cleft Nose Deformity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nasal deformities accompanying unilateral incomplete cleft lip have minor skeletal and soft tissue deficiencies compared with deformities associated with unilateral complete cleft lip. Extended dissection and surgical incisions (often required for nasal deformities in complete cleft lip) are not recommended to address deformities accompanying incomplete cleft lip. The purpose of this study is to describe an innovative method involving a rotational composite flap for nasal repair in patients with unilateral cleft lip.

Methods

Since 2016, 49 consecutive patients with unilateral incomplete cleft lip have undergone primary anatomical repair of accompanying nasal deformities. The technique involves a skin incision along the marginal and intercartilaginous borders to cr

SUBMITTER: Rossell-Perry P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7339294 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature