An Alternative Approach to Avoiding the Whistling Deformity After Cleft Lip Surgery: Dermal Flap and Irregular Z-Plasty

dc.contributor.authorBozkurt, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorKapi, Emin
dc.contributor.authorKuvat, Samet Vasfi
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:08:32Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:08:32Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe whistling deformity is characterized by tissue loss in the medial tubercle of the lips after cleft lip repair. Vermilion deficits can be treated by performing upper-lip flaps, Z-plasties, V-Y plasty techniques, and tongue flaps or grafts. However, the debate continues as to which of these is the most effective procedure. In this study, the combination of dermal flap derived from lateral mucosal flap and irregular Z-plasty repair is proposed as an alternative approach for the repair of vermilion deformities. Fourteen patients who presented to our clinic with cleft lip deformities between April 2008 and December 2009 underwent modified Millard repair, Mohler repair, or Mulliken method to successfully treat 9, 3, and 2 patients, respectively. At the end of the study, it was observed that all cases resulted in a favorable postoperative cosmetic appearance. Consequently, we believe that this technique is an alternative approach that could be applied to cleft lip patients with vermilion deformity.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181f404be
dc.identifier.endpage1794en_US
dc.identifier.issn1049-2275
dc.identifier.issn1536-3732
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.pmid21119422
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-78650584444
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage1790en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181f404be
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/17376
dc.identifier.volume21en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000284829800029
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkinsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Craniofacial Surgery
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectCleft Lipen_US
dc.subjectWhistling Deformityen_US
dc.subjectDermal Flapen_US
dc.subjectZ-Plastyen_US
dc.titleAn Alternative Approach to Avoiding the Whistling Deformity After Cleft Lip Surgery: Dermal Flap and Irregular Z-Plastyen_US
dc.titleAn Alternative Approach to Avoiding the Whistling Deformity After Cleft Lip Surgery: Dermal Flap and Irregular Z-Plasty
dc.typeArticleen_US

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