Aesthetic camouflage of bilateral cleft lip scars |
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| Authors: | Takuya Onizuka MD Yoshiaki Hosaka MD Noriyoshi Sumiya MD Kaneshige Satoh MD Kazuhisa Haraguchi MD |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Showa University, 1-5-8, Hatanodai, Shinagawaku, 142 Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Two operative scar lines remain after bilateral cleft lip repair. A method has been devised in which the two scar lines are reduced into one. The characteristics of this method include (1) an inconspicuous scar, (2) elevation of the nasal tip using the prolabium, (3) repair of the whistling deformity, (4) a natural-looking mustache, (5) formation of a pout, and (6) psychological benefits. Good results have been obtained with this method. The disadvantage of this method is the maxillary retardation. However, this does not occur in adults and can be corrected easily in children.Presented at the 7th Congress of Japanese Society of Cleft Palate, July 22, 1983; 29th Congress of Japan Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, June 12, 1986; and 9th Congress of Japan Society of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery, November 15, 1986 |
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| Keywords: | Bilateral cleft lip Cleft lip nose Maxillary retardation Secondary cleft lip repair |
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