Arch Plast Surg.
2015 Jul;42(4):419-423. 10.5999/aps.2015.42.4.419.
Bone and Soft Tissue Changes after Two-Jaw Surgery in Cleft Patients
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- 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 20110112@kuh.ac.kr
- 2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Chungju, Korea.
- KMID: 1950717
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5999/aps.2015.42.4.419
Abstract
- BACKGROUND
Orthognathic surgery is required in 25% to 35% of patients with a cleft lip and palate, for whom functional recovery and aesthetic improvement after surgery are important. The aim of this study was to examine maxillary and mandibular changes, along with concomitant soft tissue changes, in cleft patients who underwent LeFort I osteotomy and sagittal split ramus osteotomy (two-jaw surgery).
METHODS
Twenty-eight cleft patients who underwent two-jaw surgery between August 2008 and November 2013 were included. Cephalometric analysis was conducted before and after surgery. Preoperative and postoperative measurements of the bone and soft tissue were compared.
RESULTS
The mean horizontal advancement of the maxilla (point A) was 6.12 mm, while that of the mandible (point B) was -5.19 mm. The mean point A-nasion-point B angle was -4.1degrees before surgery, and increased to 2.5degrees after surgery. The mean nasolabial angle was 72.7degrees before surgery, and increased to 88.7degrees after surgery. The mean minimal distance between Rickett's E-line and the upper lip was 6.52 mm before surgery and 1.81 mm after surgery. The ratio of soft tissue change to bone change was 0.55 between point A and point A' and 0.93 between point B and point B'.
CONCLUSIONS
Patients with cleft lip and palate who underwent two-jaw surgery showed optimal soft tissue changes. The position of the soft tissue (point A') was shifted by a distance equal to 55% of the change in the maxillary bone. Therefore, bone surgery without soft tissue correction can achieve good aesthetic results.
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