Palatoplasty Using Alveolar Ridge Incisions: A Novel Approach for Addressing Cleft Palate Deformities

Palatoplasty Using Alveolar Ridge Incisions: A Novel Approach for Addressing Cleft Palate Deformities

Background:. Traditionally, plastic surgeons have performed palatoplasties using mucoperiosteal flaps with lateral incisions that are medial to the alveolar ridge. However, narrow flaps can cause limitations in some cases. To construct larger and wider flaps and minimize exposed bone after closure,...

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Main Authors: Sumun Khetpal, MD, Harsh Patel, MD, Michael DeLong, MD, Mengyuan T. Liu, MD, Wayne H. Ozaki, MD, DDS, FACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-04-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004275

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