Scar Management After Surgical Repair of Lateral Facial Clefts

The prevention of scar contracture after surgery is an important aspect of lateral facial cleft repair. Maintaining adequate mouth opening is essential for speech, expression, chewing, oral hygiene and psychosocial well-being. Although there have been extensive reviews of non-surgical microstomia ma...

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Published inJournal of maxillofacial and oral surgery Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 197 - 200
Main Authors Kang, Vicky, Figueroa, Alvaro A., Reid, Russell R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore Springer Singapore 01.06.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Burns
Case Report
Case reports
Congenital diseases
Dentistry
Flexibility
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mouth
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Orthodontics
Orthopedics
Otorhinolaryngology
Patients
Plastic Surgery
Scars
Scar contracture
Oral commissure
Cheek retractor
Lateral facial cleft repair
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Summary:The prevention of scar contracture after surgery is an important aspect of lateral facial cleft repair. Maintaining adequate mouth opening is essential for speech, expression, chewing, oral hygiene and psychosocial well-being. Although there have been extensive reviews of non-surgical microstomia management in patients with oral electrical burns, there have been no reports on the use of oral commissure splints to manage the surgical scar in patients with lateral facial clefts. The case study presented here will demonstrate the clinical use of cheek retractors to provide physical resistance to scar contracture. We recommend early rehabilitation with cheek retractors to minimize scar contracture and the negative sequelae of scarred tissues on the dentition after lateral facial cleft repair.
ISSN:0972-8279
0974-942X
DOI:10.1007/s12663-017-1024-9