Management of Bilateral Cleft Lip with Protruding Premaxilla

Summary Experience in the management of bilateral cleft lip with protruding premaxilla has been presented. A simpie technique of lip repair is described and the resulis of 45 cases of bilateral cleft lip, repaired by this technique, are presented. A study of lip pressure on the protruded premaxilla...

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Published inIndian journal of plastic surgery Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 27 - 31
Main Author Sharma, L. K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc 19.02.2024
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Summary:Summary Experience in the management of bilateral cleft lip with protruding premaxilla has been presented. A simpie technique of lip repair is described and the resulis of 45 cases of bilateral cleft lip, repaired by this technique, are presented. A study of lip pressure on the protruded premaxilla was done and it revealed that surgical retropositioning of the premaxilla was not necessary in all cases.
ISSN:0970-0358
1998-376X
DOI:10.1055/s-0043-1778301