The ‘Dirty Lip’ Trick

What We Do: Povidone-Iodine Solution to Delineate the Cutaneous Roll

“…Although reports have described the use of dried blood to identify the vermilion–mucosal junction or “red line” (Jones and Verchere, 2008), we are unaware of any previously described maneuvers to help delineate the cutaneous roll. We have found that the liberal application of povidone-iodine preparation solution is a quick and inexpensive method for highlighting the cutaneous roll and the vermilion–cutaneous junction in primary and secondary cleft surgery where these landmarks can be indistinct.…”