Radical muscle mobilisation in the surgical repair of a unilateral cleft lip.
The embryological basis of a unilateral cleft lip is briefly outlined. The hypothetical effects of radical mobilisation of the orbicularis oris in a unilateral cleft lip are postulated. The actual clinical effects of such a mobilisation are noted in four cases. The role that radical muscle mobilisation might play in the surgical repair of a unilateral cleft lip is discussed. The need for a longer follow-up of the patients treated in this way is recognised.
D000293:Adolescent; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic