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Lip adhesion can improve aesthetic outcomes for wider cleft lip repairs. This technique helps achieve favorable scarring and natural lip appearance, even in severe cases.

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Area of Science:

Plastic Surgery
Craniofacial Surgery
Pediatric Surgery

Background:

Achieving natural lip aesthetics and favorable scarring are key goals in cleft lip repair.
The impact of initial cleft width on surgical outcomes is debated, posing challenges for wider clefts.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if lip adhesion can lead to safe and consistent aesthetic results in wider cleft lip repairs.
To evaluate the relationship between cleft width and aesthetic outcomes post-repair.

Main Methods:

Retrospective cohort study of unilateral cleft lip patients.
Patients categorized into wide complete clefts (with lip adhesion), narrower complete clefts, and incomplete clefts.
Aesthetic outcomes assessed by 48 blinded observers; statistical analysis using Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests.

Main Results:

Seventeen patients included across three groups.
Widest clefts (Group 1) showed statistically significant superior scar-related aesthetic scores compared to narrower clefts (Groups 2 & 3).
No inferior aesthetic results were observed in patients with wider clefts.

Conclusions:

Wide clefts do not inherently predict poor surgical outcomes.
A staged lip adhesion approach can be beneficial for achieving desired aesthetic results in wider cleft lip repairs.
Favorable scarring and natural lip appearance are attainable even in severe cleft presentations.