Individual operation design for unilateral cleft lip repair / 实用口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To evaluate the effectiveness of individual operative design for unilateral cleft lip repair.Methods:Individual operation design was applied for the repair of unilateral cleft lip in 40 cases.The operations were conducted according the designs and the secondary nasal deformities were corrected at the same time.One week after operation,dermal sutures were removed,the effects were evaluated by 3 professional doctors.7 labial morphometric lines were measured.The ratio of the line length on healthy side to the correspondence on the cleft side(RLL)were calculated for objective evaluation.Results:First intention was found in all cases,the labial bow of both sides was symmetried after operation.In dynamic state and static state,the effects of the operations were satisfactory.RLL of 0.91-1.10 of the 7 lines was observed in 67.5%-95.0% of the patients.Conclusion:The individual operation design is feasible for unilateral cleft lip repair.