title: Cleft lip repair by soft-tissue expansion.
abstract: I report herein a newly devised method of cleft lip repair that involves the expansion of cheek skin by tissue expander and transferring the scar from the philtrum to the nasolabial fold, or reducing a broad scar to a finer and less conspicuous one without leaving tension. The method, having been applied in three patients with good results, is thereby recommended for patients with severe cleft lip deformity wherein a tight lip is present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, Gunma, Japan.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sagehashi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013536:Suture Techniques; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices