Open AccessThe Melbourne Classification of the Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip Based on Hypoplasia
Author(s) -
Aaron C. Van Slyke,
David Chong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of craniofacial surgery/the journal of craniofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1536-3732
pISSN - 1049-2275
DOI - 10.1097/scs.0000000000008277
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoplasia , deformity , retrospective cohort study , surgery , orthodontics
The hypoplastic lateral lip element within the cleft lip presentation is a recognized entity that has been recently shown to be more common on the right side. The spectrum of such change is yet to be defined. The authors propose the Melbourne classification system of cleft lip hypoplasia and see it as an important step towards discerning the relevance of these anatomical observations to the management of cleft lip/palate patients.