title: Bilateral Incomplete Cleft Lip.
abstract: Patients with cleft palate and cleft lip have severe functional and aesthetic problems, if this deformity is not treated properly and in time, can also cause psychological and aesthetic problems to the patients. This study reports a case of a 22-year-old patient with incomplete bilateral cleft lip, addressing aspects related to the diagnosis, treatment planning, surgical technique, and postoperative follow-up of the patient. Surgical treatment of cleft lip and cleft palate consists of suturing the lip and the palate, and aims not only the aesthetic restoration, but also the recovery of the phonation, mastication and respiration, as well as a normal psychosocial development.
authors.affiliation: *Quixadaense Post Graduate School†Albert Sabin Infant Hospital, Ceara‡Araçatuba Dental School, UNESP, Araçatuba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sormani Bento Fernandes
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Queiroz
authors.forename: José Ferreira Cunha
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Filho
authors.forename: Valthierre Nunes
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: de Lima
authors.forename: João Paulo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bonardi
authors.forename: Igor de Oliveira
authors.initials: Ide O
authors.lastname: Puttini
authors.forename: Osvaldo Magro
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Filho
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult