Publications by authors named "Namiko Kimura"
Purpose: To analyze three-dimensional (3D) nasolabial forms and upper lip surface symmetry after primary lip repair in children with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP).
Methods: Subjects were 22 Japanese children with complete UCLP who underwent primary lip repair and were followed-up for 4-6 years. The 3D coordinates of facial landmarks and the angle and radius of the approximate nasal alar circle were calculated.
Objective: To visualize and quantitatively analyze facial surface asymmetry following primary cleft lip repair in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and to compare this with noncleft controls.
Design: Retrospective comparative study.
Patients: Twenty-two patients with complete UCLP who underwent primary lip repair from 2009 to 2013 were enrolled in this study.
Purpose: A surgical strategy for definitive cleft lip-nasal correction that stably provides symmetric and natural nasal forms has not been established to date. The purpose of this study was to describe our surgical techniques and 3-dimensional (3D) assessment results after the definitive correction of cleft lip-nose deformity using an extended spreader cartilage graft with a cross-lap joint technique to achieve a rigid strut for lower lateral cartilage repositioning to obtain a desirable nasal tip projection.
Patients And Methods: This study enrolled 14 patients with unilateral cleft lip (UCL) with or without cleft palate and 8 patients with bilateral cleft lip (BCL) with or without cleft palate who underwent definitive nose correction and were followed for 1 to 3 years.