[Anatomic and functional plasty for unilateral complete cleft lip].
OBJECTIVE
To explore methods for one-stage repairing of nose deformity and alveolar cleft, as well as primary unilateral complete cleft lip.


METHODS
The nose deformity and alveolar cleft were repaired by Carstens' surgical methods, rhBMP-2 was used for correction of alveolar cleft.


RESULTS
From 2004 to 2008, 45 cases of cleft lip were treated in the United States and followed up for 3-5 years. In 2007, 10 cases of cleft lip were treated in China and followed up for 1 year. All results were satisfactory.


CONCLUSIONS
Carstens' surgical methods can be applied for early correction of nose deformity and alveolar cleft in patients with complete cleft lip.
Zhao
Yu
Y
Department of Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical Univesity, Anhui 230022, China.
Carstens
Micheal
M
Chen
Qiu-si
QS
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities*; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000627:therapeutic use
D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; C499469:recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2