A modified technique for the repair of secondary defect of unilateral cleft lip / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of a modified technique for repairing secondary defect of unilateral cleft lip.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The incision line was designed along the oral-nasal contour line. The lateral crus of nasal alar were rotated and repositioned in order to reconstruct the nasal sill and base. V-Y plasty was performed with a muco-cartilage flap inside the nasal cavity to reset the alar cartilage backwards and correct the nasal deformity.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Satisfactory results were achieved in all 69 patients with this modified technique. The post-operative scar was inconspicuous.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>This modified technique with advantages of contour line incision and alar cartilage backward re-reposition is a good option for the repair of secondary defect of unilateral cleft lip.</p>