title: Treatment of the unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity.
abstract: The lack of tip projection on the affected side of a unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity can be difficult to correct due to lack of adequate structural support. A new technique for the correction of the unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity is described. The key components of the technique involve the use of a dorsally angulated unilateral spreader graft on the cleft side and the use of an L-shaped septal graft to provide support to the cleft nasal tip.
authors.affiliation: Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery Institute, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sundine
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*