A new method to create a philtrum in secondary cleft lip repairs.
We report an additional surgical method to form a philtrum in cleft lip cases. The key point of this new method is to release the skin tension of the upper lip, thus protecting against  the disappearance of the newly-made philtrum. We have obtained better results with this method, in comparison with the other methods previously reported.
D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous