Correcting the congenital ala defect of the facial cleft with revolving reposition / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To introduce the experience of correcting the congenital ala defect of facial cleft with the method of revolving reposition.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Five patients were treated with this method. Based on features of the defect, two different operations were employed with the medial crura or the lateral crura of the ala as the revolving pivot.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All the operations obtained good results.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The operation of revolving reposition for congenital ala defect is a simple practical method with satisfactory results.</p>