10.1055/b-0034-98452 14 Complications of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Surgery and Special Populations Caroline A. Banks and David R. White Introduction Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is incomplete closure of the velopharynx characterized by hypernasal…
10.1055/b-0034-98441 3 Mandibular Distraction Timothy A. Lander and Andrew R. Scott Introduction Pierre Robin sequence (PRS), a triad of micrognathia, glossoptosis, and cleft palate, is the prototypical entity combining upper…
10.1055/b-0034-98442 4 Cleft Lip Repair: Unilateral Travis T. Tollefson and Jonathan M. Sykes Introduction Cleft lip and cleft palate are the most common birth defects of craniofacial development. Up to…
10.1055/b-0034-98448 10 Cleft Rhinoplasty Scott J. Stephan and Tom D. Wang Introduction Clefts of the lip, alveolus, and palate are the most common congenital facial malformation. Clefts of the lip…
10.1055/b-0034-98445 7 Cleft Palate Repair Tendy Chiang and Gregory C. Allen Introduction Repair of the cleft palate serves to restore the separation between the oral and nasal cavities—creating a functional…
10.1055/b-0034-98439 1 Genetics, Prenatal Diagnosis and Counseling, and Feeding Steven L. Goudy and Lisa M. Buckmiller Introduction Cleft lip and/or palate formation is the most common congenital craniofacial abnormality, occurring…
10.1055/b-0034-98440 2 Presurgical Treatment Judah S. Garfinkle and Hitesh Kapadia Introduction The principal goal of presurgical treatment of an infant with cleft lip and palate is to reduce the severity…
10.1055/b-0034-99033 The Auricular RegionH. Weerda Classification (Table 10.1) and Esthetic Units (Fig. 10.1) Although there will inevitably be overlaps when attempting to classify auricular defects, we still regard it as…
10.1055/b-0034-99028 Nasal Region The reader is advised at this point to review the esthetic units of the nose (see p. 15 and Fig. 2.20b, c ). Glabella and Nasal Root…
