title: Changes in lip 1 year after modified Millard repair.
abstract: The aim of this study was to observe changes in the lip 1 year after performing a modified Millard cleft lip repair, by comparing the preoperative and 1-year follow-up appearance of the lip. Twenty-three patients with a unilateral complete cleft were photographed by a standardized method before repair, 7 days after surgery and 12 months after surgery. Lips on the cleft side were measured and compared with the opposite side. Possible results were: equal, longer and shorter. There was no linear correlation between the preoperative and 1-year postoperative appearance of the lip, but there was a linear correlation in lip height between the 7-day and 12-month postoperative results. No matter how severe the initial deformity, primary repair of the cleft lip is crucial in maintaining labial symmetry 1 year after operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bing
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamdar
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008046:Lip / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology*; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology; D010781:Photography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies