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Jan 30, 2023 · Many types of cleft lip deformity can occur, often simultaneously with a cleft palate. A microform or occult cleft occurs when the patient has incomplete separation of the lip with distortion but not separation of the white roll/vermillion border.
May 20, 2021 · The mildest form of cleft lip, which looks like a small notch, is known as a microform cleft lip. When the cleft in the lip doesn’t extend into the nose it is called an incomplete cleft. A cleft lip that extends up into the nostril is known as a complete cleft and is the most severe.
Sep 2, 2022 · A microform cleft lip (also known as a "forme fruste") is the mildest version of a cleft lip and is categorized as an incomplete cleft. A microform cleft lip does not have the obvious cleft appearance of the other clefts. It may simply appear as a vertical scar from the lip to the nose.
Microform cleft lip - In the least severe form, the cleft involves only a minor irregularity of the lip such, as a scar or ridge along the philtral column or a notch in or above the red portion of the lip.
Apr 20, 2023 · Cleft lip with or without cleft palate can be unilateral or bilateral, and occurs in a variety of combinations with variable expression in the nose, lip, alveolus, and primary and secondary palates. Diminutive expressions of cleft lip and/or palate are known as microform, occult, minor, or forme fruste (aborted form).
Apr 3, 2023 · Patients with microform cleft lip in which an incomplete cleft involves less than two-thirds of the upper lip usually have an orbicularis oris muscle that connects the medial and lateral segments of the cleft at its upper segment. In contrast, the lower muscle segments insert into the cleft margins.
Variations for the Microform Cleft Lip. Microform cleft lips can be the least severe, but most challenging to treat. Compared with more severe clefts, results of surgery are less dramatic, risks of surgery are the same, and family expectations can be high.
Jun 6, 2020 · Double unilimb Z-plasty (with muscular eversion and dermal graft augmentation) is described for repair of microform cleft lip. Transmucosal muscular repair (with vertical lenticular excision at upper and lower vermilion junctions, if necessary) is used for mini-microform cleft lip.
A microform CL is the expression of defective development of the primary palate, so abnormalities of the teeth are expected. These may include hypodontia (missing teeth), hyperdontia (supernumerary teeth), abnormal size/shape and position of teeth, and impaction.
Oct 21, 2020 · The treatment of the lesser form cleft lip deformity (i.e., minor-form, microform, and mini-microform) is challenging to achieve patient satisfaction. There are no studies investigating how treatment outcomes balance patients’ expectations and satisfaction with surgical or non-surgical care relative to the initial nasolabial findings. Methods.
