Otolaryngology: Open Access
Open Access

Abstract

Perfect correction is not easy in the complete cleft lip patient. Lip adhesion without presurgical orthopedic appliance was performed on 8 consecutive infants with unilateral complete cleft of the primary palate before definitive lip repair with Millard I procedure modified by using small triangular flap. 6 patients were complete unilateral cleft lip and 2 patients were complete cleft lip and palate. Lip adhesions were performed at 1???2 months of age and definitive repair was done at 5 ??? 6 months of age. Lip adhesions were performed by Randall???s method and Millard I technique modified by using small triangular flap were used for cheiloplasty. Satisfactory result of lip and nose were obtained aesthetically in 8 cases after an average follow-up of 32 months. The vertical height of the medial and lateral lip segments were a symmetric appearance, while the vermilion tubercle, philtrum, and Cupid???s bow were natural. However, 1 more operation needed with more scar adhesion at operation site. In conclusion, preliminary lip adhesion can have better functional, aesthetic and emotional results since the disadvantages are minor compared to the advantages

Biography

Dr. Daehwan Park is a Professor and Chairman at Department of Plastic Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea He is the National Secretary of Korea, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS). He is currently the Program Chair of Asian Pacific Anti-aging Course(APAAC) and Annual Daegu Oriental Blepharoplasty Symposium. He has been invited to speak over 200 seminars, conferences and international meetings to give lectures, panel and keynote speakers. He also performed more than 20 live surgeries about cosmetic eyelid surgery and chair and co-chair at several major Cosmetic Surgery Symposiums.

E-mail: dhpark@cu.ac.kr