• Title/Summary/Keyword: cleft lip and cleft palate

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Scar Revision in Patient with Secondary Cleft Lip Deformity Using Straight Line Repair-Report of Case (직선 봉합법을 이용한 편측 구순열의 반흔성형술 증례)

  • Lee, In-Woo;Lee, Ju-Hwan;Seo, Byoung-Moo
    • Korean Journal of Cleft Lip And Palate
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.95-100
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    • 2009

  • In spite of all fine methods developed for treating cleft lip, a certain percentage of cases might still need secondary correction. Generally, secondary revision of cleft lip is much difficult to produce esthetic outcome, because the cleft lip scar gives a variable symmetrical and anatomic defect that may not be possible to make inconspicuous of this scar and rebuild good esthetics. In this case report, a five year-old girl was underwent secondary cleft lip repair using straight line technique to correct unfavorable postoperative scar, peaking of Cupid's bow, notching of vermillion and shortened lip on cleft side with simultaneous repairing cleft palatal fistula. After operation, the secondary deformity was much improved, but, long term follow up is needed to evaluate the additional postoperative deformity might be happen during growth.

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