Fat Grafting and Cleft Lip Repair: A Concise Literature Review

Lips have a principal esthetical effect on a person's face. Patients with congenital cleft lip may have various deformities, including cleft lip, cleft palate. Both the environmental and genetic factors are responsible for these deformities. A variety of surgical operations and options are present with a high success rate for treating these abnormalities. The methodology and technologies mentioned here are aimed at attaining the goal of a normal-appearing lip and nose. Primary cleft lip repair by fat grafting is performed as the primary treatment surgery. In contrast, secondary cleft lip repair by fat grafting involves the revision and correction surgeries required to bring the lip and nose near a normal stricture. The surgeries involve some essential steps and advanced technologies and methodologies. The number and types of surgeries depend upon the type and extent of deformation.

Author(s): Shohreh Ghasemi

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