Anatomic Subunit Cleft Lip Repair: New Repair Concept Based on Nostril Sill and Philtrum-White Roll Junction

A novel method for unilateral cleft lip repair based on lip anatomic subunits was presented in 2005 by David M. Fisher. It has about 25 landmarks with 2 arbitrary markings for the nostril. It is an important subunit when it comes to nose reconstruction. This article sheds light on the variance in nostril sill disposition among cleft lip patients. A novel marking technique based on differences in sills is presented. Furthermore, the unique anatomical structure of the philtrum-white roll junction is highlighted with a suggested modification to the subunit approximation leading to its reconstitution.

• Publication year

  2024

• Venue

  The Journal of craniofacial surgery (Print)

• Publication date

  2024-09-04

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010620PMID 39230287
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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