Surgical correction of upper lip deficit in patients with cleft lip using dermis fat graft

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to assess dermis fat graft (DFG) as a choice to correct the tissue deficit in the free border of the upper lip in cleft lip repair surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-five individuals who referred to Alzahra Hospital at 2013–2014, with lip deformity following the prim...

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Autores principales: Abdali, Hossein, Kachuee, Ali Akbar Ataee, Mohammadi-Mofrad, Rastin, Hoghoughi, Mohammad Ali, Esmalian-Afyouni, Nazgol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5390539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28461815
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jrms.JRMS_994_15
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: This study aimed to assess dermis fat graft (DFG) as a choice to correct the tissue deficit in the free border of the upper lip in cleft lip repair surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-five individuals who referred to Alzahra Hospital at 2013–2014, with lip deformity following the primary repair surgery of cleft lip underwent surgery by DFG technique. Outcomes were assessed 4 months after the surgery based on comparison of preoperative and postoperative photographs. RESULTS: The results in 18 (51.42%) patients were excellent, 10 (28.57%) good, and 7 (20%) intermediate according to the satisfaction of patients and investigators in terms of filling of lip deficit and motion of the upper lip. Moreover, complications and pain were minimal after 4-month follow-up. CONCLUSION: This method introduces an admissible method with 80% good to excellent results based on satisfactory of patients and surgeon.

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