Secondary Unilateral Cleft Rhinoplasty Using Natural Curvature of Rib Cartilage as Alar Rim Graft: A Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Long-Term Results.

Background: Since 2012, the senior author has incorporated the natural curvature of rib cartilage as an alar rim graft in addition to the diced cartilage technique for unilateral cleft rhinoplasty. The aim of this study is to describe this modification and evaluate its long-term results regarding nasal symmetry using three-dimensional stereophotogrammetric assessment (3dMDface system).

Methods: From 2012 to 2018, 47 consecutive patients that underwent secondary unilateral cleft rhinoplasty were reviewed retrospectively.

D-dimer level correlation with treatment response in children with venous malformations.

Aim: Localized intravascular coagulopathy is present in children with venous malformations (VMs) as evidenced by elevated D-dimer levels. Few studies have looked into the changes in D-dimer after sclerotherapy and its correlation with treatment outcome and complications. Our study aims to investigate changes in D-dimer in children with VMs undergoing alcohol sclerotherapy.