title: Unilateral cleft lip repair.
abstract: Modern cleft surgery requires four-dimensional and functional anatomic understanding of the cleft (and noncleft) lip, nose, and alveolus. Some techniques for nasolabial repair rely more on precise anatomic geometry, whereas others afford the surgeon a more flexible design. Consistent anthropometry enables accurate assessment and reporting of long-term outcomes; such reports are needed to guide perioperative care, delineate optimal repair principles, and resolve ongoing controversies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU School of Medicine, 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Raj M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Vyas
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU School of Medicine, 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: stephen.warren.md@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000196:embryology / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Cheiloplasty; Cleft alveolus; Cleft lip; Cleft nasal deformity; Gingivoperiosteoplasty; Nasoalveolar molding; Presurgical infant orthopedics; Primary cleft nasal surgery