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[Correction of unilateral cleft lip nasal deformities with a vestibular advancement flap]
1Department of Oral Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, First Clinical Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang.
Zhonghua Zheng Xing Shao Shang Wai Ke Za Zhi = Zhonghua Zheng Xing Shao Shang Waikf [I.E. Waike] Zazhi = Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery and Burns
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
To improve the corrective result for the nose deformity of cleft lip, we have used a medially based advancement flap of the vestibular skin and alar cartilage in 106 patients. Satisfactory results were obtained. The key points of the procedure include completely exposing and freeing the alar cartilage, suspension and reposition of the deformed part. An incision along the alar-facial groove on the cleft side helps to release the malposition. Through the operation, the flattened ala, the asymmetrical nostril and the web in the vestibule were all restored closely to normal.