[Correcting the congenital ala defect of the facial cleft with revolving reposition].
OBJECTIVE
To introduce the experience of correcting the congenital ala defect of facial cleft with the method of revolving reposition.


METHODS
Five patients were treated with this method. Based on features of the defect, two different operations were employed with the medial crura or the lateral crura of the ala as the revolving pivot.


RESULTS
All the operations obtained good results.


CONCLUSIONS
The operation of revolving reposition for congenital ala defect is a simple practical method with satisfactory results.
Han
Jian-qun
JQ
Department of Plastic Surgery, Tianjin Railway Central Hospital, Tianjin 300140, China.
D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*