Changes in lip 1 year after modified Millard repair.
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.
Xing
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Bing
S
S
Kamdar
M
M
Yang
L
L
Qian
Z
Z
Sheng
L
L
Yan
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W
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