A Short History of Prepalatal Clefts

Randall, Peter; LaRossa, Don

doi:10.1007/3-540-30020-1_18

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“…9 Profile view of the patient after the completion of distraction osteogenesis corrected by plastic surgery. Prognosis of the disease is good in other wise uncomplicated cases without any systemic associations [7][8][9].…”

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Goldenhar Syndrome with Tessier’s 7 Cleft: Report of a Case

Chauhan

Guruprasad

2011

J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg.

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Goldenhar syndrome, a variant of hemifacial microsomia, is a well-known developmental anomaly of maxillofacial skeleton that is apparent at birth. The first and second branchial arch involvement during early embryonic development results in a wide spectrum of anomalies that may include macrostomia and lateral facial clefts. Though clefts of the orofacial region are among the most common congenital facial defects, the occurrence of lateral facial clefts (Tessier 7 cleft) in conditions such as the Goldenhar syndrome, is very rare (<5%). The lateral facial cleft, which results because of improper development of the perioral muscles of the face, gives an appearance of macrostomia giving rise to potential psychological, aesthetic and feeding problems. This clinical report describes the closure of a Tessier 7 cleft and the use of distraction osteogenesis to treat mandibular asymmetry in an 11-year-old female patient with Goldenhar's syndrome.

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“…Since the patient felt that she faced rejection from her peers because of her ''disfigurement'', the closure of the cleft was given priority over other planned surgical procedures. A Pfeiffer wavy incision [8] technique was used for Tessier 7 cleft closure ( Fig. 4).…”

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