Aesthetic Repair of Unilateral Cleft Lip using the Modified Inferior Triangle and Adjunctive Techniques.

Abstract

SUMMARY:

Surgical management of unilateral cleft lip is challenging. Correction requires a comprehensive approach to ensure optimal aesthetic outcomes. Various techniques have been proposed for the repair of cleft lip. This article and video vignette highlight the senior author's (D.S.) preferred method for repair of a unilateral cleft lip using a modified inferior triangle technique, a Noordhoff triangular flap for vermillion augmentation, orbicularis oris chemodenervation to reduce tension at the repair site, and autologous fat grafting for lip sculpting.

• Authors: Yassmin Parsaei, Ludmilla Chandler, John T Smetona, Joseph Lopez, Derek Steinbacher
• Journal: Plastic and reconstructive surgery (Plast Reconstr Surg) Vol. 149 Issue 1 Pg. 70e-73e (Jan 01 2022) ISSN: 1529-4242 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 34936624 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Video-Audio Media)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2021 by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Topics

• Adipose Tissue (transplantation)
• Cleft Lip (surgery)
• Esthetics
• Facial Muscles (innervation)
• Humans
• Lip (surgery)
• Male
• Nerve Block (methods)
• Plastic Surgery Procedures (methods)
• Surgical Flaps (transplantation)
• Transplantation, Autologous (methods)
• Treatment Outcome