OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the symmetry in lip and vermillion height after using the double unilimb Z-plasty method for whistler deformity repair. DESIGN This is a retrospective audit of 1 surgeon's outcome of 52 consecutive performed whistler deformity repairs. SETTING Data from the Outreach Surgical Center Program, Lima, Peru, were used. PATIENTS Since 2009, 52 ...

Cleft lip and cleft palate has got a high incidence in Asian births. There are different techniques for closure of the cleft. The furlows double opposing Z-plasty repair of cleft palate was first described by Leonard Furlow in 1978. Here we present 2 case of cleft palate treated with Furlows double opposing Zplasty.

OBJECTIVE To compare Z-plasty and the Noordhoff flap for reducing notching in the vermilion during primary repair. STUDY DESIGN Comparative study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Plastic Surgery Department, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, from March 2008 to August 2010. METHODOLOGY Patients presenting for primary unilateral cleft lip repair were included. The modified Millard's technique was used for ...

The objective of this study was to explore the clinical effect of medial and lateral retinaculum plasty for congenital patellar dislocation due to small patella syndrome. Twelve patients with congenital patellar dislocation due to small patella syndrome treated at the authors' hospital between January 2005 and February 2010 were enrolled in the study. The study group comprised 4 men (4 knees) a...

PURPOSES To review the outcome of Z-plasty of the flexor hallucis longus (FHL) tendon at the tarsal tunnel for checkrein deformity in 8 patients. METHODS Records of 6 males and 2 females aged 14 to 67 (mean, 39.5) years who underwent Z-plasty (lengthening) of the FHL tendon at the tarsal tunnel for checkrein deformity in the first and second toes by a single surgeon were reviewed. All patient...

Burn injuries are very frequent in Kosovo, leading to long-lasting physical, functional, aesthetic, psychological and social consequences directly proportional to the time of healing; the longer it takes for the burn wound to heal, the more serious are the sequelae. The objectives of the present study are to review the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of burn patients presentin...

Unilateral nostril hypoplasia is an extremely rare congenital malformation of unknown etiology, and only a few cases have been reported in literature. Owing to variability and complexity of the deformity, surgical correction of unilateral nostril hypoplasia represents one of the most significant reconstructive challenges to reconstructive plastic surgeons. We report a 7-year-old Vietnamese chil...