{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Orbicularis oris muscle reconstruction and cheiloplasty with Z-plasty in a patient with a transverse facial cleft.
{Author}: Koh SH;Jeong YW;Han JJ;Jung S;Kook MS;Oh HK;Park HJ;
{Journal}: Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg
{Volume}: 41
{Issue}: 1
{Year}: Dec 2019
暂无{DOI}: 10.1186/s40902-019-0240-2
{Abstract}: <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Transverse facial clefts are Tessier's number 7 facial cleft among numbers 1-15 in Tessier's classification of craniofacial malformations, which varies from a simple widening oral commissure to a complete fissure extending towards the external ear.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>In a patient with a transverse facial cleft, to functionally arrange the orbicularis oris muscle and form the oral commissure naturally, we performed a surgical procedure including orbicularis oris muscle reconstruction and cheiloplasty with Z-plasty.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>We achieved good results functionally and esthetically by orbicularis oris muscle reconstruction and cheiloplasty with Z-plasty. The surgical modality of our anatomical repair and 3 months follow-up results are presented.