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[A modified technique for the repair of secondary defect of unilateral cleft lip]
Bao-Hua Pan1, Wei Xia, Bing-Lun Lu
1Institute of Plastic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
Objective:
To investigate the effect of a modified technique for repairing secondary defect of unilateral cleft lip.
Methods:
The incision line was designed along the oral-nasal contour line. The lateral crus of nasal alar were rotated and repositioned in order to reconstruct the nasal sill and base. V-Y plasty was performed with a muco-cartilage flap inside the nasal cavity to reset the alar cartilage backwards and correct the nasal deformity.
Results:
Satisfactory results were achieved in all 69 patients with this modified technique. The post-operative scar was inconspicuous.
Conclusions:
This modified technique with advantages of contour line incision and alar cartilage backward re-reposition is a good option for the repair of secondary defect of unilateral cleft lip.