Phase II repair surgery for adult cleft lip refers to the revision surgery for secondary deformities after cleft lip surgery, including phase II revision surgery for secondary deformities of the red lip, phase II revision surgery for secondary deformities of the lip, and phase II revision surgery for cleft lip and nasal deformities.
1. Secondary deformity of red lip: due to the seriousness of the primary deformity, the shape and thickness of the red lip tissues vary greatly from side to side, etc., secondary deformity of the red lip after cleft lip surgery can be caused, such as inconspicuous shape of the red lip notch or the lip arch, over-thickness or inward curvature of the red lip, unevenness or upward shift of the lip peak, etc. The surgery can usually be performed half a year after the initial surgery. Generally, the second phase of red lip reconstruction can be performed at any time six months after the initial surgery.
2. Lip secondary deformity two-phase restoration: including the lip is too short or lip height is too long, the front lip is too wide or the upper lip is too tight and other deformities of the two-phase restoration.
3. Cleft lip and nasal deformity: including resetting the misplaced nasal cartilage of the affected side, lengthening the nasal columella, adjusting the shape of nostrils and the width of the nasal base, reshaping the tip of the nose and the shape of the nasal cartilage, and correcting the misplacement of the base of the nose and other phase II reconstructive surgery.
Adults who need to undergo phase II cleft lip surgery should go to a professional dental institution in time, complete the examination, and then the professional maxillofacial surgeon will design a personalized treatment plan according to the patient’s specific deformity and carry out standardized treatment in order to achieve satisfactory results.