The sandwich Abbe flap in sceondary cleft lip deformity.
The history and use of the Abbe flap in the correction of secondary cleft lip deformity is outlined. A modification, the sandwich Abbe flap, is presented and its advantages are described from a cosmetic and functional standpoint. An extension of this method is also used in the revision of unsatisfactory conventional Abbe flap results.
D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013524:Surgical Flaps