Modern Tenets for Repair of Bilateral Cleft Lip
The understanding of the bilateral cleft lip and associated nasal deformity has evolved over the last 30 years to a point where there now exists general agreement regarding the goals,…
Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair
Modern cleft surgery requires four-dimensional and functional anatomic understanding of the cleft (and noncleft) lip, nose, and alveolus. Some techniques for nasolabial repair rely more on precise anatomic geometry, whereas…
Classification, Epidemiology, and Genetics of Orofacial Clefts
Orofacial clefts (OFCs) include a broad range of facial conditions that differ in cause and disease burden. In the published literature, there is substantial ambiguity in both terminology and classification…
Cleft Lip and Palate: Current Surgical Management
Thomas J. Sitzman, MD, Editor Jeffrey R. Marcus, MD, Editor We are honored to bring you this issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery focusing on cleft lip and palate. Whether…
