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Sommerlad’s Technique of Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair

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Cleft Lip and Palate Primary Repair
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Excessive tissue deficit and displacement make bilateral cheiloplasty more difficult for the surgeon.

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Sommerlad, B.C., Li, S. (2013). Sommerlad’s Technique of Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair. In: Shi, B., Sommerlad, B.C. (eds) Cleft Lip and Palate Primary Repair. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38382-3_10

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