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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2010; 43(01): 111-113
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.63965
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Median cleft lip: A new method of surgical repair

B. V. Khandekar
Burns and Plastic Surgery Department, B.J. Wadia Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
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S. Srinivasan
Burns and Plastic Surgery Department, B.J. Wadia Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
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N. J. Mokal
Burns and Plastic Surgery Department, B.J. Wadia Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
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08 January 2020 (online)

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ABSTRACT

The aim is to discuss a new method of muscle repair in midline cleft lip. Three patients with midline cleft lip were repaired with our technique of muscle repair and the results evaluated. Our new method of muscle repair in the form of ‘Z’ helps in forming the philtral dimple.

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Midline cleft lip - muscle repair
 

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