title: Repair of bilateral clefts of lip, alveolus and palate Part 2: Concomitant lip closure and columella lengthening after lip adhesion.
abstract: Lip repair and synchronous columella lengthening in bilateral clefts of the lip, alveolus and palate following lip adhesion according to the method outlined in Part 1 is described in this part of the paper. Together with lip and nose repair the gingivo-periosteoplasty can also be performed when the alveolar process is perfectly aligned and the greater and lesser segments abutt onto each other. Copyright 2001 European Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery.
authors: Department of Maxillo-Facial Plastic Surgery (Head: Prof. Dr. Dr. K. Bitter), University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
authors: Klaus
authors: K
authors: Bitter