• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.399-406
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• 2006

Purpose: The authors accessed the anthropometric measurements of fourty non-cleft normal a three-month-old infant and using this obtained data as a basic guideline, authors applied the modified Noordhoff technique for the treatment of bilateral cleft lip. Methods: Over a period of 10 years, a total of 21 bilateral cleft lips were operated. 13 cases of complete and 8 cases of incomplete bilateral cleft lip and palate. In the complete type of bilateral cleft palate, elastic head cap and passive intraoral appliance were applied at 1 to 2 week of age for 2 months duration. The definitive cheiloplasty was performed at 3 months of age using the modified Noordhoff technique. Results: After a follow-up period ranging one to nine years, most patients presented with cosmetically and functionally satisfying results, with an exception of two cases where an undesired peaking effect of the vermilion and dimpling of the vermilion mucosa was encountered. Conclusion: Accessing the anthropometric measurements of fourty non-cleft normal three-month-old infant and using this obtained dara as a guideline, the modified Noordhoff technique can be applied to either complete or incomplete bilaterally cleft lip providing more naturally pleasing and cosmetically satisfying scars that lie in harmony with the philtral ridges, lip tubercle positioned just below the vermilion and a distinct white line and Cupid's bow.

• 대한구순구개열학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한구순구개열학회 1998년도 종합학술대회
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• pp.26-26
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• 1998

• 대한구순구개열학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한구순구개열학회 1998년도 종합학술대회
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• pp.28-28
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• 1998

• 대한구순구개열학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한구순구개열학회 2003년도 종합학술대회
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• pp.28-28
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• 2003

• 대한구순구개열학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한구순구개열학회 1997년도 종합학술대회
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• pp.57-57
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• 1997

• 대한구순구개열학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한구순구개열학회 1997년도 종합학술대회
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• pp.24-24
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• 1997

• 대한구순구개열학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한구순구개열학회 1997년도 종합학술대회
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• pp.27-27
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• 1997

• 대한구순구개열학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2006

Cleft palate is one of the most devastating congenital facial deformities frequently accompanied by cleft lip. In many cases, it causes phonetic and swallowing difficulties although surgical interventionwas applied. Among the surgical methods, Veau-Wardill-Kilner pushback palatoplasty (V-Y reposition) is widely used in the most cleft palate cases. It is designed to lengthen the palate posteriorly, hence to overcome the speech and swallowing problems, but broad postoperative palatal scar might interfere the normal maxillary growth. If the velar muscles were not reoriented, it could result in incomplete speech recovery. In this case report, the modified two-flap palatoplasty with minimal pushback was successfully applied to a 21 month-old girl who has had incomplete cleft palate extended to the posterior third of hard palate. The speech evaluation was confirmed as functional reconstruction of cleft palate was achieved.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.51-61
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• 2024

Background: The influence of smoking on nonsyndromic clefts has been a topic of research for many years. However, few studies have investigated the effect of smoking on causing clefts in different gene pools. Methods: A meta-analysis was conducted of case-control studies related to smoking. Keywords such as "clefts," "cleft lip," "cleft palate," "orofacial cleft," and "smoking" were used to search the MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane databases. Results: In total, 51 articles were reviewed. The RevMan software was utilized for the analysis, and the Mantel-Haenszel method was employed to pool the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals. Although the overall OR, a measure of the association between exposure and outcome, was higher for smokers than for non-smokers, this association was significantly stronger in individuals from Asia and South America (1.73), and lowest in Europe (1.31). Among active and passive smokers in Asia, the OR was approximately 0.93, indicating an equivalent impact from both types of smoking. Conclusion: This analysis indirectly suggests that restriction measures targeting both active and passive smoking are crucial in Asia.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.430-435
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• 2000

Cleft lip and palate is one of the congenital anomalies which need comprehensive and multidisciplinary treatment plan because 1) oral cavity is an important organ with masticatory function as a start of digestive tract, 2) anatomic symmetry and balance is esthetically important in midfacial area, and 3) it is also important to prevent psycho-social problems by adequate restoration of normal facial appearance. There are many different protocols in the treatment of cleft lip and palate, but our department has adopted and modified the $Z{\"{u}}rich$ protocol, as published in the Journal of Korean Cleft Lip and Palate Association in 1998. The first challenge is feeding. Type of feeding aid ranges from simple obturators to active orthopedic appliances. In our department we use passive-type plate made up of soft and hard acrylic resin which permits normal maxillary growth. We use Millard's method to restore normal appearance and function of unilateral complete cleft lip. In consideration of both maxillary growth and phonetic problems, we first close soft palate at 18 months of age and delay the hard palate palatoplasty until 4 to 5 years of age. When soft palate is closed, posterior third of the hard palate is intentionally not denuded to allow normal maxillary growth. In hard palate palatoplasty the mucoperiosteum of affected site is not mobilized to permit residual growth of the maxilla. We have treated a patient with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate by Ajou protocol, which is a kind of modified $Z{\"{u}}rich$ protocol. It is as follows: Infantile orthopedics with passive-type plate such as Hotz plate, cheiloplasty with Millard's rotation-advancement flap, and two stage palatoplasty. It is followed by orthodontic treatment and secondary osteoplasty to augment cleft alveolus, orthognathic surgery, and finally rehabilitation with conventional prosthodontic treatment or implant installation. The result was good up to now, but we are later to investigate the final result with longitudinal follow-up study according to master plan by Ajou protocol.