Repair of bilateral cleft lip and its variants

The surgeon who lifts a scalpel to repair a bilateral cleft lip and nasal deformity is accountable for: 1) precise craftsmanship based on three-dimensional features and four-dimensional changes; 2) periodic assessment throughout the child′s growth; and 3) technical modifications during pr...

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Main Author: Mulliken John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2009-10-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2009;volume=42;issue=3;spage=79;epage=90;aulast=Mulliken
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description The surgeon who lifts a scalpel to repair a bilateral cleft lip and nasal deformity is accountable for: 1) precise craftsmanship based on three-dimensional features and four-dimensional changes; 2) periodic assessment throughout the child′s growth; and 3) technical modifications during primary closure based on knowledge gained from long-term follow-up evaluation. These children should not have to endure the stares prompted by nasolabial stigmata that result from outdated concepts and technical misadventures. The principles for repair of bilateral complete cleft lip have evolved to such a level that the child′s appearance should be equivalent to, or surpass, that of a unilateral complete cleft lip. These same principles also apply to the repair of the variants of bilateral cleft lip, although strategies and execution differ slightly.
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spelling doaj-art-95b2dfacc7a74f148f1f585e82f41dd02025-08-20T03:20:34ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2009-10-014237990Repair of bilateral cleft lip and its variantsMulliken JohnThe surgeon who lifts a scalpel to repair a bilateral cleft lip and nasal deformity is accountable for: 1) precise craftsmanship based on three-dimensional features and four-dimensional changes; 2) periodic assessment throughout the child′s growth; and 3) technical modifications during primary closure based on knowledge gained from long-term follow-up evaluation. These children should not have to endure the stares prompted by nasolabial stigmata that result from outdated concepts and technical misadventures. The principles for repair of bilateral complete cleft lip have evolved to such a level that the child′s appearance should be equivalent to, or surpass, that of a unilateral complete cleft lip. These same principles also apply to the repair of the variants of bilateral cleft lip, although strategies and execution differ slightly.http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2009;volume=42;issue=3;spage=79;epage=90;aulast=MullikenAnthropometry; Bilateral cleft lip; Three-dimensional photogrammetry
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Repair of bilateral cleft lip and its variants
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Anthropometry; Bilateral cleft lip; Three-dimensional photogrammetry
title Repair of bilateral cleft lip and its variants
title_full Repair of bilateral cleft lip and its variants
title_fullStr Repair of bilateral cleft lip and its variants
title_full_unstemmed Repair of bilateral cleft lip and its variants
title_short Repair of bilateral cleft lip and its variants
title_sort repair of bilateral cleft lip and its variants
topic Anthropometry; Bilateral cleft lip; Three-dimensional photogrammetry
url http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2009;volume=42;issue=3;spage=79;epage=90;aulast=Mulliken
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