BACKGROUND In treating minor-form or microform cleft lip, obtaining an optimal result is a challenge because of the visible scarring caused by traditional surgery. We present a refined method using muscle overlapping with a minimal skin incision in patients younger than 3 years, a group characterized by thin muscle. METHODS The surgical technique involves restoration of the notched vermillion...

background cleft lip and palate as the most common congenital defect of oral cavity possesses a heavy socioeconomic burden for both the child and parents. nasoalveolar molding (nam) has received more attention to enhance future facial appearance and function during recent decades case presentation a 21-day old female neonate was referred with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. parents complained...

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The presence of a cleft lip, cleft palate or both, has a huge impact on the life of an individual and their family. Modern management has much to offer these people, revolutionizing appearance and functional defects to a point where they may be difficult to detect. Surgery aims to correct the anatomically obvious cleft lip, augment normal dento-alveolar development and lead to effective palatal...

INTRODUCTION Cleft lip and palate is the most common congenital craniofacial deformity. Up to 80 % of this population has a skeletal defect. While the surgical procedures for reconstructing the skeletal defects in children with facial clefts is well established [1, 2], it remains unclear how the cleft leads to the alteration in the stress/strain distribution within the maxillary palate, the alv...

background vermilion irregularities are common secondary deformities after cleft lip repair, regressed or resected hemangiomas, trauma and tumor surgeries. vermilion deficiency attracts considerable attention and detracts from an otherwise excellent lip repair. minor and moderate vermilion defects can be corrected with upper lip advancement, rotation flaps, tongue flaps or grafts. major defects...

Introduction: There is a need to more clearly understand the characteristics of breathing patterns in children with cleft palate in the first year of life, as there is little data available to guide current practice. Pierre Robin patients are known to have a higher incidence, however we hypothesised sleep breathing disturbance is not confined to this sub-group of cleft patient. Methods: We cond...