Extended Mohler Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair
44 Extended Mohler Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair Roberto L. Flores, Court B. Cutting KEY POINTS ○ The apex of the Mohler back-cut should be placed on the columella at least…
Gingivoperiosteoplasty
68 Gingivoperiosteoplasty Richard A. Hopper, Faisal Al-Mufarrej KEY POINTS ○ Advocates of gingivoperiosteoplasty state that the primary benefit at initial cleft lip repair is to decrease the need for secondary…
Lip Adhesion
41 Lip Adhesion Richard E. Kirschner, Oluwaseun A. Adetayo, Joseph E. Losee KEY POINTS ○ Lip adhesion is a useful alternative to presurgical orthopedics in infants with complete unilateral or…
The Furlow Double-Opposing Z-Plasty Repair for Cleft Palate
49 The Furlow Double-Opposing Z-Plasty Repair for Cleft Palate Alison Kaye, Richard E. Kirschner KEY POINTS ○ Leonard Furlow described the technique of using mirror-image Z-plasties of the oral and…
Sphincter Pharyngoplasty
60 Sphincter Pharyngoplasty Jeffrey L. Marsh, Earl A. Gage KEY POINTS ○ Ideal management of velopharyngeal dysfunction will normalize resonance, eliminate nasal turbulence, and improve articulation while maintaining patency of…
Anesthesia for Patients With Clefts
40 Anesthesia for Patients With Clefts Franklyn P. Cladis, Daniela Damian KEY POINTS ○ Important physiologic differences exist between infants and adults. Infants have a higher metabolic rate and will…
Microform Cleft Lip
42 Microform Cleft Lip John B. Mulliken KEY POINTS ○ Lesser forms of incomplete cleft lip are categorized as minor-form, microform, and minimicroform. ○ Abridged rotation-advancement is recommended for repair…
Correction of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction by Double-Opposing Z-Plasty
58 Correction of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction by Double-Opposing Z-Plasty Michael C. Kao, Kathleen C.Y. Sie KEY POINTS ○ Patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency and sagittal orientation of the levator veli palatini musculature…
Submucous Cleft Palate
48 Submucous Cleft Palate Arun K. Gosain, Steven T. Lanier KEY POINTS ○ The classic diagnostic triad of overt submucous cleft palate includes a bifid uvula, notched hard palate, and…
