Orbicularis oris muscle reconstruction and cheiloplasty with Z-plasty in a patient with a transverse facial cleft
Abstract Background Transverse facial clefts are Tessier’s number 7 facial cleft among numbers 1–15 in Tessier’s classification of craniofacial malformations, which varies from a simple widening oral commissure to a complete fissure extending towards the external ear. Case presentation In a patient...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40902-019-0240-2 |