%0 Journal Article
%T Treatment of Bilateral Macrostomia (Lateral Lip Cleft): Case Report
%A Ahmad Khaleghnejad-Tabari
%A Katayoun Salem
%A Masoud Fallahinejad Ghajar
%J Iranian Journal of Pediatrics
%D 2012
%I Tehran University of Medical Sciences
%X Background: Macrostomia as a rare facial deformity is classified among facial clefts. It originates from failure in union of maxillary and mandibular prominences of first brachial arch during 7th embryonic week.Case Presentation: We report a case of bilateral macrostomia (bilateral lip cleft) in a female newborn as a sole entity without other skeletal and facial deformities. The cleft was repaired by a simple linear triangular flap using extra oral landmarks to locate lip commissures. Patient was followed through a six-month period.Acceptable results were gained in mouth appearance as well functional aspects.Conclusion: Commissural repair through a linear flap can result in minimal visible scar with satisfying results in both esthetics and functional aspects.
%K Cleft Lip
%K Macrostomia
%K Maxillofacial Abnormalities
%K Congenital Structural Deformity
%U http://ijp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijp/article/view/1707/1288