Preoperative analysis of upper lip in patients with upper cleft lip/palate before lip repair.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The postoperative morphological appearances vary widely patients with unilateral cleft lip with or without cleft palate (UCL/P), whether it is complete or incomplete cleft. The main reason of bilateral lip asymmetry after cleft lip surgery lies in the lack of personalized measurement and design before surgery. In this study, we aim to individually investigate areas of the upper lip on cleft and non-cleft sides in patients with unilateral cleft lip with or without cleft palate (UCL/P).

Methods

Ninety-two patients with UCL/P (group 1: <1 year, group 2: 1-2 years) were included in the study. Group 1 included 37 patients with incomplete UCL/P and 29 with complete UCL/P; group 2 included 11 and 15 patients, respectively. The total area of the upper lip on the cleft sid

SUBMITTER: Jing J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8106071 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature