title: [Using scar tissue flap to repair secondary nasal deformities of unilateral cleft lip].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To introduce the clinical application of the upper lip scar tissue flap in correcting secondary nasal deformities of unilateral cleft lip.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two types of the upper lip scar tissue flap were developed in correcting nasal deformities with Millard's technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The procedure was performed on 51 patients. All the scar tissue flaps survived completely. The deformities were better corrected than before.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The scar tissue flap has adequate blood supply. This procedure is routinely combined with other commonly used techniques to correct secondary deformities of cleft lip. It is particularly applicable for repairing the nasal deformity when usable tissue is not enough.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Hospital of CAMS, Beijing 100041, China.
authors.forename: Ju-feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Sen-kai
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yang-qun
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ming-yong
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhen-min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Wei-qing
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Chuan-de
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*