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The philtrum and unilateral cleft lip

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A unilateral cleft lip apparently does not lack a philtral ridge on the cleft side even if the elements are variable with the degree of cleft. The objective of primary repair should be to preserve the complete philtrum.

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, 701-01, Kurashiki, Japan

    Y. Nishimura

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Nishimura, Y. The philtrum and unilateral cleft lip. Chir Plastica 4, 273–278 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00277805

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