The use of SymNose for quantitative assessment of lip symmetry following repair of complete bilateral cleft lip and palate.

Introduction: The SymNose computer program has been proposed as an objective method for the quantitative assessment of lip symmetry following unilateral cleft lip repair. This study aims to demonstrate the use of SymNose in patients with complete bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP), a group previously excluded from computer-based analysis.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study compared several parameters of lip symmetry between BCLP cases and non-cleft controls.