Beware of Optical Illusion of the Alar Base in Unilateral Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity

Background:. It is generally accepted that the alar base on the cleft side in the cleft lip nose is displaced outward and downward; therefore, it is rotated inward and upward in almost all procedures for cleft lip closure. However, nostril narrowing and collapse of the lower lateral cartilage on the...

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Main Authors: Yoshiaki Sakamoto, MD, Junpei Miyamoyo, MD, Kazuo Kishi, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-04-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003523