A boy born with bilateral cleft lip and palate & operated elsewhere reported to our hospital with his parents seeking specialized treatment for his secondary lip defect. The central part of his upper lip was very thin and scarred and his nose also appeared deformed.
Maxillofacial surgeon Dr. S. M. Balaji performed a combined procedure to correct nose and lip defect in a single surgery. Upper lip reconstruction was done using Abbe-Flap. The upper lip defect was measured; a flap of tissue of exactly same size was taken from the lower lip and sutured together with the upper lip with the base of the flap still attached to the lower lip to maintain the blood supply. After 14 days, the flap was divided and normal form and function were restored in the upper lip. Nose correction was also done in the same surgery. The boy and his family are very happy with the enhanced appearance & absence of scars.
Maxillofacial surgeon Dr. S. M. Balaji performed a combined procedure to correct nose and lip defect in a single surgery. Upper lip reconstruction was done using Abbe-Flap. The upper lip defect was measured; a flap of tissue of exactly same size was taken from the lower lip and sutured together with the upper lip with the base of the flap still attached to the lower lip to maintain the blood supply. After 14 days, the flap was divided and normal form and function were restored in the upper lip. Nose correction was also done in the same surgery. The boy and his family are very happy with the enhanced appearance & absence of scars.
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