title: Columellar elongation in bilateral cleft lip repair: early results.
abstract: Flattening of the nasal tip and shortness of the columella are two of the deformities that remain following successful repair of a bilateral cleft of the lip. Until now, correction has not been possible without producing undesirable scars on the surface of the nose or lip. A three-dimensional Z-plasty on the alar rim achieves columellar lengthening and forward projection of the tip, but it does not have these disadvantages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital of Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: van der Meulen
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*