Comparative osseous and soft tissue morphology following cleft lip repair.

Objective: To quantify comparative improvement between osseous and soft tissue asymmetry following primary lip repair.

Design: Retrospective analysis of preoperative and postoperative computed tomography scans of infants with unilateral cleft lip and palate. Sixteen soft tissue landmarks were placed using an exploratory two-/three-dimensional image processing system and compared for asymmetry.