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REPAIR OF BILATERAL CLEFT LIP AND NOSE: PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF MULLIKEN  

Jung, Young-Soo (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Science Research Center, Yonsei University College of Dentistry)
Mulliken, John B. (Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston)
Sullivan, Stephen R. (Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston)
Padwa, Bonnie L. (Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston)
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Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery / v.31, no.4, 2009 , pp. 353-360 More about this Journal
Abstract
The principles for repair of bilateral cleft lip and nasal deformity are 1) symmetry, 2) primary muscular continuity, 3) proper philtral size and shape, 4) formation of the median tubercle and vermilion-cutaneous ridge from lateral labial elements, and 5) primary positioning of the alar cartilages to construct the nasal tip and columella. The authors underscore the essential role of preoperative premaxillary positioning for the synchronous closure of the cleft lip and primary palate, and describe Mulliken's operative technique. We discuss three-dimensional adjustments based on predicted fourth-dimensional changes. In a consecutive series of 50 patients, no revisions were necessary for philtral size or columellar length. Preoperative premaxillary positioning and primary repair of bilateral cleft lip and nasal deformity may impair maxillary growth. Nevertheless, a symmetric nasolabial appearance, rather than emphasis on maxillary growth, is the priority for the child with bilateral cleft lip.
Keywords
Bilateral cleft lip; Nasolabial repair; Synchronous repair; Fourth-dimensional changes;
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