title: A randomized comparison of triangular and rotation-advancement unilateral cleft lip repairs.
abstract: We prospectively and randomly compared triangular and rotation-advancement unilateral cleft lip repairs in 35 patients. The most significant difference between the two repairs noted in this series was a greater frequency of hypertrophic scars following rotation-advancement repairs. The overall appearance of the lip and nose postoperatively was the same in both groups.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D013524:Surgical Flaps