[Reposition osteoplasty of the median process in bilateral labiomaxillary clefts].

Twenty two bilateral cleft lips accompanied by a premaxilla protusion and associated with cleft palates have been operated according to the technic called "Premaxilla Reposition Osteoplasty". This operation must follow the cheiloplasty. It is often preceeded by an orthopedic appliance, used to make place for the premaxilla.

[Subcutaneous silicone gel prosthese (author's transl)].

The use of silicone implants to correct an acquired or congenital abnormality of the face involves the use of:--blocks of foam, though these retract and the volume implanted must therefore be overestimated.--compact blocks of elastomer, which tend to migrate and to produce inaesthetic bumps with disturbances in the vascularisation of the skin. The authors therefore had the idea of making "to measure" implants similar to breast implants: envelope of silicone elastomer enclosing a gel of chosen viscosity, absorbing forces applied to the envelope and therefore tending to prevent migration of the implant.