Rebalancing the Skin Envelope Using Dorsal Preservation and Septal Extension Graft in Secondary Bilateral Cleft

Akimitsu Sato1, Nariaki Takamura1, Yu Yusa1

  • 1From the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.

Summary

Secondary rhinoplasty in bilateral cleft lip and palate patients can be improved by rebalancing the skin envelope. This technique enhances nasal tip projection using septal extension grafts (SEGs) without additional grafts.