Analysis of unilateral complete cleft lip repaired with skin-vermilion flap method / 中华整形外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
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(6): 172-174, 2009.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-328711
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To introduce the skin-vermilion flap method repairing unilateral cleft lip and analyze the curative effect.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We repaired 45 cases with unilateral complete cleft lip by designing a skin-vermilion triangle flap in affected lateral lip to reconstruct the vermilion tubercle, solution, resetting and fixing orbicularis oris muscle, columella nasi and lateral angle of alae nasi, constructing basis nasi, and forming agger nasi between April and December of 2008.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All the cases obtained primitively satisfactory effect. The average of follow-up was 3.5 months (rang from 1 to 6 months). All the patients presented obvious agger nasi, good contour of vermilion tubercle and chubby basis nasi. their high-lip, alae nasi and vermilion border were symmetrical between affected and unaffected lateral lip.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Simple design, less expected tissue dose, little scar and good contour of vermilion tubercle are the characteristic of unilateral complete cleft lip cheiloplasty repaired with skin-vermilion flap method.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
General Surgery
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Surgical Flaps
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Cleft Lip
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Skin Transplantation
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Plastic Surgery Procedures
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Methods
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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