01.12.2023 | Original Articles
Observation of Nasal Morphology in Unilateral Microform Cleft Lip Repaired by a Hidden Skin Incision
verfasst von:
Binqing Wang, Haizhou Tong, Yilue Zheng, Shuxiu Chen, Tao Song
Erschienen in:
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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Ausgabe 11/2024
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Abstract
Background
Microform cleft lip is the mildest type of cleft lip without obvious defects of the upper lip. The nose deformities of microform cleft lip include flattened nostril rim, alar base asymmetry, and septal deviation. A hidden skin incision with nasal base muscle reconstruction was introduced in nose deformities of microform cleft lip.
Method
To investigate the operative effect, we reviewed 21 patients with microform cleft lip treated with a hidden skin incision with nasal base muscle reconstruction from May 2020 to October 2022. Photogrammetric nasal morphometric measurements were compared preoperatively and six months postoperatively. The proportional value was obtained from the cleft and the noncleft sides, and paired t-test analysis was used to evaluate the surgical outcome.
Result
Significant differences were found in all nasal morphologic measurements at 6 months postoperatively compared to preoperatively (p < 0.05). After surgery, the alar base and nostril were narrowed, while the lateral lip height was increased on the affected side. The height of the nostrils on the affected side was increased, and the nasal columella deviation was released. In addition, the ratio of the cleft-to-noncleft nostril area was closer to 1.0 after surgery.
Conclusion
The unilateral microform cleft lip nasal deformity can be repaired through a small hidden incision.
Level of Evidence III
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