Results of surgical lengthening of the short nose in the bilateral cleft lip patient.
Some children with bilateral cleft lips do not grow a long enough nose and require surgical lengthening of the nose. We review our 12-year experience with a one-stage slide operation to achieve this. Seven males and 5 females had this operation at ages 7 through 13 years, and we have followed them from 6 months to 12 years. The results, and the subsequent growth effects are described. In general, good long-term improvement has been achieved and the external scars have not proved to be a major drawback. Subsequent procedures upon the columella, alae, and upper lip are often required to establish an unobtrusive nasal appearance.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*