The Triple Unilimb Z Plasty Technique for Severe Forms of Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A wide spectrum of variation of the unilateral cleft lip deformity requires an individualized management. Current classifications for unilateral cleft lip are limited to incomplete or complete, and these descriptions do not address well this deformity. The soft tissue deficiency is not considered, which plays an important role in the surgical correction of the unilateral cleft lip. The author developed an innovative technique for surgical correction of unilateral cleft lip with severe soft tissue deficiency.

Methods

Since 2007, 168 patients with severe unilateral cleft lip have been operated on by the author, using the proposed surgical technique. The author's classification of severity considers a severe unilateral cleft lip as a discrepancy between the non-cleft

SUBMITTER: Rossell-Perry P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7647607 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature