Repair of bilateral cleft lip and nose by the Mulliken method: a case report.
10.5125/jkaoms.2012.38.6.360
- Author:
Jae Seok LIM
1
;
Gyu Tae LEE
;
Young Soo JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. YSJOMS@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bilateral cleft lip;
Nasolabial growth;
Four-dimensional change;
Synchronous repair
- MeSH:
Cleft Lip;
Congenital Abnormalities;
Humans;
Nose
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2012;38(6):360-365
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The simultaneous surgical correction of bilateral cleft lip and nasal deformity has become a more common surgical technique that has greatly changed conventional strategies for secondary nasal correction. Mulliken has been known as one of the earliest proponents for the synchronous repair of bilateral cleft lip and nasal deformity, and he emphasized the responsibility of the treating surgeon to evaluate nasolabial growth by comparing anthropometric measurements with age-matched normal patients. Good outcomes from this surgical method have been reported in clinical cases worldwide. Herein, we describe the management of two cases of bilateral cleft repair, following the principles and methods established by Mulliken. We also provide a relevant review of the literature.
