Objective To assess the effectiveness of the Mulliken's method in bilateral complete cleft lip patients with 3dMD system and anthropometric landmarks.Methods Thirty-one infants with bilateral complete cleft lip received treatment in Hospital of Stomatology,Wuhan University between January 2014 and December 2016.Patients underwent primary cheiloplasty and nasoplasty by the same senior surgeon.Periodic review was taken to measure and record the 7 items in the nasolabial area with three-dimensional (3D) images.Results The labial and nasal deformities were restored after primary surgery.The upper lip and nose were corrected and obtained the symmetric shape.The columella was elongated to acquire favorable nasal tip.The arc of nasal fornix was upward.The ridge of the white lipwas continuous and integrated with full vermilion tubercle.Total length of upper lip (Sn-Sto),thickness of the vermilion tubercle (Ls-Sto),protrusion of the nasal tip (Nh) and columellar height (Ch) were markedly improved and there were no significant difference between the observation group and the control group.The significant differences between two groups occurred in values of the nostril width (Nw),which was greater than control group and white lip height (Sn-Ls) and lower than that of control group.Conclusions Mulliken's method during the primary cheiloplasty of the bilateral complete cleft lip shows better results in correction the nasal deformity and the ideal effects are achieved during follow-up.

Objective: To explore the application of septoplasty and cheiloplasty in complete unilateral cleft lip repairment, and evaluate the effect on nasal shape correction. Methods: Twenty-four infants with complete unilateral cleft lip were divided into two groups: the correction group and the control group. Both groups underwent cheiloplasty by Mohler′s technique, septoplasty was performed in the correction group during the primary cheiloplasty. Six-month follow-up was taken to evaluate the nasal shape with the three dimensional images. Independent-samples t Test was performed using SPSS 21.0, to compare the nasal morphology between two groups. Results: All patients healed in the first stage, and were followed for 6 months after operations. There were no complication, including nasal septum perforation, occurred in either group.There were statistically significant differences in nasal parameters between the correction group and controls (P<0.05). The columellar width, nostril width on the affected side, and columella deviation of the correction group were smaller, than those of controls. The nose tip height, columellar height and nostril height on the affected side of the correction group were greater than those of the control group. Conclusions Septoplasty associated with the primary cheiloplasty in complete unilateral cleft lip repairment, shows better results in the elongation of the nasal columella, and the correction of septum deviation, and provides a stable nasal structure.