Yunzhu Chen, Xiancheng Wang, Jingjing Wu, Weiliang Zeng, Kai Yang, Yang Sun, Xiang Xiong, Xianxi Meng, Wenbo Li, Zhongjie Yi, Bairong Fang
OBJECTIVES: Following primary surgery for unilateral cleft lip palate (UCLP), cleft lip nasal deformities (CLNDs) (nasal asymmetry, collapsed nasal alae, and a widened alar base) are generally inevitable and often require secondary rhinoplasty. However, reconstructing a cleft nose with an alar tissue deficiency remains challenging for rhinoplasty surgeons. METHODS: The manifestations of common deformities are described herein, and a secondary rhinoplasty technique for unilateral CLNDs using a nasolabial flap (NLF) has been proposed for patients with alar tissue deficiency...
November 22, 2023: Laryngoscope