Septorhinoplasty In Patients With Cleft Lip and Palate Deformity in Adulthood

Abstract

In great majority of the patients, nasal deformity in association with cleft lip can be observed.[3] Based on severity of nasal deformity, intervention will likely be required both to repair the cleft lip and/or alveolar cleft, as well as subsequently, once nasal development comes to a halt.[4] In patients born with severe nasal deformities, nasal interventions performed during infancy have generally become insufficient, and corrective septorhinoplasty operation is required in adulthood.[5] In this article, psychological as well as physiological effects experienced by 6 patients who underwent surgical correction of nasal deformity secondary to complete lip deformity during adulthood were evaluated.