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West China Technique of Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair

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Cleft Lip and Palate Primary Repair

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The reasons why the post-operative nasolabial morphology is better after unilateral cheiloplasty than after the bilateral procedure are as follows: (1) The lack of natural anatomical landmarks in patients with bilateral cleft lip, and the surgical techniques for unilateral cleft cases cannot be applied directly to bilateral cleft cases.

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  1. West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Bing Shi

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  1. West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

    Bing Shi

  2. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Writtle, Chelmsford, UK

    Brian C. Sommerlad

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Shi, B. (2013). West China 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_9

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