title: The use of "excess" soft tissue in the repair of median facial clefts: a report of two cases.
abstract: The authors present an unusual case of median facial cleft in an infant with prolabiumlike soft-tissue excess between the cleft elements. This tissue was used to augment the nasal tip and lip tubercle. In another patient with median cleft, the authors were conservative in excising the midline structures during the repair, with beneficial effects.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Turkey.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aköz
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kapucu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erdoğàn
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods