Primary Repair of the Unilateral Cleft Lip Nose in the Oriental

Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair Using the Anatomical Subunit Approximation

“…Previous reports have used 10 consecutive patients to avoid selection bias [54][55][56][57] ; however, Power and Matic argue that more subjects are needed. 58 As such, we used the middle 20 consecutive cases as representative examples.…”

Open Versus Closed Rhinoplasty with Primary Cheiloplasty: A Comparative Study

“…Moreover, there is no literature comparing closed and open rhinoplasty technique during primary cleft lip repair. Few authors are in favour of closed rhinoplasty [1,7] and most others are of the opinion that open rhinoplasty [2][3][4][5]8] gives superior results. However, no comparative study of the two techniques and no quantitative analysis has yet been reported.…”

“…This was because of concern about interfering with nasal growth, damage to nasal cartilage and the introduction of the scar that could make secondary correction more difficult [1,2]. However, evidence demonstrates no interference in growth or subsequent surgeries [3,4].…”

The Septospinal Ligament in Cleft Lip Nose Deformity: Study in Adult Unilateral Clefts

“…The deformity is florid and the patients often have had either no or inadequate primary rhinoplasty. Ahuja 21,22 published results of secondary and primary cleft lip rhinoplasty in adult patients and described a broad range and spectrum of operative techniques to address the different components of the deformity; however, the role of septal correction and the influence of regional deforming forces in these and other reports 23,24 needs greater emphasis.…”