title: Modification of the rotation-advancement principle in cleft lip repair.
abstract: Of all the methods for the repair of unilateral cleft lip, none has gained as much popularity as the rotation-advancement procedure. However, the medical community is dissatisfied with the result of Millard's original principle, one of which is the deficient length of the repaired philtral column. A modification of the back cut was made to lengthen it, and reason for further rotation was to maintain the symmetry of the Cupid's bow. A releasing incision was also made for the same reason. We report another simple modification to correct the incomplete cleft lip to lengthen the lip.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jianbing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Weimin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*