Primary repair of lip nose deformities in bilateral complete cleft lip: one stage open tip rhinoplasty at the time of lip repair

This paper presented a preliminary report on one-stage reconstruction of lip nose deformities in complete bilateral cleft lip. The technique used is a modification of the principle of open tip rhinoplasty popularized by Gunter and Rohrich, 1987 with a modification of the principles of bilateral lip repair popularized by Millard, 1977. The technique used for 11 consecutive cases with bilateral complete cleft lip, admitted in Sayed Galal and El-Husain hospitals, Al-Azhar University in the period between October 1992 and December 1994. The steps of the technique, the results and the complications are discussed