New concepts, methods, and techniques for unilateral cleft lip repair.
10.7518/hxkq.2025.2025018
- Author:
Bing SHI
1
Author Information
1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
- Publication Type:English Abstract
- Keywords:
concept;
innovation;
repair;
surgical method;
unilateral cleft lip
- MeSH:
Cleft Lip/surgery*;
Humans;
Plastic Surgery Procedures/methods*;
Surgical Flaps
- From:
West China Journal of Stomatology
2025;43(3):299-304
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The unilateral cleft lip repair surgery has undergone over a century of development, marked by achievements and difficulties. Although the development of the methods for cleft lip repair has passed the period of rapid advancement, there remains an urgent need in clinical practice to further improve these methods in order to enhance clinical outcomes. This article aims to improve cleft lip repair methods by analyzing and elaborating on various aspects, including the attributes of cleft lip repair, the shift in concepts of cleft lip repair, innovations in surgical techniques, technical improvements, and classifications and repair methods for correcting secondary deformities. The analysis is based on the author's research and experience.
