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Cleft Lip Reconstruction

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Cleft lip reconstruction is aimed to restore the relatively normal upper lip appearance of patients, so the design and method of the surgery are flexible to adjust in light of the severity of the deformity and defect of patients. Generally, there are two main aspects to be noted. One is the reconstruction of the central procheilon, which utilizes the hypertrophic skin at both sides of the upper lip for V-Y flap transposition (local rotation flap) to sculpt the central lip bead. The other is balancing the symmetry of both sides of the upper lip, which involves the regional resection or reduction of the relatively thick lip flesh and, if necessary, grafting the excised skin to the affected side lip defect to achieve balanced lips at both sides. Moreover, if the upper lip deformity is caused by the stretching of the scar at the philtrum or inside the lips, Z-plasty scar revision should be performed in conjunction with lip reconstruction to attain complete correction and prevent probable secondary deformities.[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container][fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible” margin_top=”20px” margin_bottom=”20px” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_separator style_type=”none” sep_color=”” border_size=”” icon=”” icon_circle=”” icon_circle_color=”” width=”” alignment=”center” class=”” id=””/][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container][fusion_builder_container background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”yes” equal_height_columns=”yes” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=”op-content”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_2″ last=”no” spacing=”no” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding=”0″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=”bd-right”][fusion_text]

Surgical conditions

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Duration

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Type of anesthesia: IV sedation + local anesthesia
Type of incision: At the upper lip margin and philtrum deformity area
Recovery: 3–5 days
Removal of stitches: No

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General instructions

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No food and water on the day of surgery

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Avoid smoking, alcohol, and irritating or hard foods for 1 month postoperatively.
Avoid singing or laughing and other overt mouth opening behaviors for 2 months postoperatively.

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Ideal candidates

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Patients with an upper lip defect due to cleft lip and palate
Those with an upper lip deformity due to scar contracture derived from prior multiple cleft lip and palate repairs.
Those with an upper lip deformity that may affect language or articulation
Those with an upper lip defect due to trauma

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Possible complications

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Scar contracture
Autologous tissue shrinkage
Incomplete correction

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Surgical advantages

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It effectively reconstructs the normal lip appearance of patients with cleft lip and palate.
It improves incisor exposure and language disorder.
It is a reconstruction surgery with autologous tissues and has long-lasting and natural results.

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Surgical drawbacks

The upper lip of the patient may become thin due to local flap transposition.
Correction results may differ with individual conditions.
There may still be recurrent scar proliferation or contracture.

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Possible procedure in conjunction

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Philtrum scar revision

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Before & After

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