Thomas Narsete
Personique Surgery Center,
630 W 34th St Ste. 201, Austin, Texas 78732
Tanzania
Case Report
Tip Nasal Plasty in Primary Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair: A Third World Country Experience
Author(s): Thomas NarseteThomas Narsete
There is no better place for a plastic surgeon to donate time than in a third world country. There is a large demand for our services and little care available for deformed children. Many of these children are born with severe cleft lip/palate deformities that take stages to repair. The author presents a short series of unilateral cleft lip repairs with a nasal suspension suture at the time of the primary repair. The technique is simple and does not require much anesthesia time. A delayed nasal repair is thus avoided and the symmetry is excellent. .. View More»
