Functional outcomes of cleft lip surgery. Part I: Study design and surgeon ratings of lip disability and need for lip revision.

Objective: Children with a cleft of the upper lip exhibit obvious facial disfigurement. Many require multiple lip surgeries for an optimal esthetic result. However, because the decision for lip revision is based on subjective clinical criteria, clinicians may disagree on whether these surgeries should be performed.

Report of altered sensation in patients with cleft lip.

Objective: To determine whether patients with cleft lip have normal perioral sensation.

Design: Each subject was carefully questioned about the following: sensation in the face at rest, light touch of different areas, and sensation in natural situations (e.g.