Abstract
The key to any palatoplasty is ample dissection and tension-free closure. The levator veli palatini muscle must be released from the hard palate and reapproximated and anastomosed with its opposite pedicle. Traditional use of the bipedicle flap technique involves a standard intravelar veloplasty. The combination of double-reversing Z-plasties with a bipedicle flap has the potential advantage of better speech results. This technique has not been described in reviewed literature; however, as with all cleft techniques, most modifications are combinations of previously described techniques.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 147-156 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Oral Surgery