Symmetry in nasolabial area of UCCL patients one year after primary lip repair with modified Millard technique.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to assess the nasolabial symmetry of unilateral complete cleft lip patients repaired by West China modified Millard technique.


METHODS
Photographs of 31 unilateral complete cleft lip patients were taken before, immediately after, and 1 year after the surgery. Photogrammetric measurements were taken to evaluate nasolabial symmetry.


RESULTS
Symmetry for the christa philtri point was attained immediately after the surgery and maintained in the 1-year follow-up. The cheilion point and the sub alare point, however, did not achieve symmetry until 1 year after surgery. The alar point, unfortunately, never achieved satisfactory symmetry in this study. The ratio of symmetry for none of the above-mentioned facial landmarks had linear correlations with the width of the fissure or other facial anthropometric measurements.


CONCLUSIONS
Symmetry could be achieved in most of the nasolabial anthropometric landmarks after our modified Millard procedure.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Rui
R
Zhang
Jingtao
J
Li
Qian
Q
Zheng
Bing
B
Shi
Sheng
S
Li
Yan
Y
Wang
Xing
X
He
D000886:Anthropometry; D002681:China; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D060052:Nasolabial Fold / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010780:Photogrammetry; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome