title: Modern tenets for repair of bilateral cleft lip.
abstract: The understanding of the bilateral cleft lip and associated nasal deformity has evolved over the last 30 years to a point where there now exists general agreement regarding the goals, principles, and strategies for operative repair. This article presents modern tenets for repair of bilateral cleft lip and describes a logical approach to correction of the different possible subtypes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial & Oral Surgery, Duke Cleft and Craniofacial Center, Duke Children's Hospital, 200 Trent Drive, Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Allori
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial & Oral Surgery, Duke Cleft and Craniofacial Center, Duke Children's Hospital, 200 Trent Drive, Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: jeffrey.marcus@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Marcus
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Bilateral cleft lip; Cleft lip nasal deformity