title: Preoperative non-surgical over-correction of cleft lip nasal deformity.
abstract: Alar cartilage, which is elastic like auricular cartilage, is correctable in the early neonatal period. Taking advantage of this correctability, we have performed preoperative non-surgical over-correction for cleft lip nasal deformity of incomplete and complete cleft lips with a Simonart's band. The device for this correction was made by processing a nostril retainer into a nostril over-corrector which utilises a spring of silicone rubber, works like a tissue expander and is supported by the nostril floor. Twenty cases are reviewed whose follow-up lasted more than 19 months. The earlier the non-surgical over-correction began, the more satisfactory were the results that were obtained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirose
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D013165:Splints; D013997:Time Factors; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices