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Chenghao Li

Sichuan University, China

Title: Outcome comparisons of two different orbicularis oris muscle reconstruction techniques in patients with unilateral incomplete cleft lip

Abstract

Objectives: The long-term postoperative outcomes of two different orbicularis oris muscle reconstruction techniques in patients with unilateral incomplete cleft lip were compared. Materials and methods: Forty-seven patients with unilateral incomplete cleft lip were assessed in this study, where 23 underwent a traditional method of reconstruction and 24 underwent a novel method. Preoperative measurements, postoperative results, and three-year follow-up outcomes were measured by photographic anthropometric analysis. Five upper-lip measurement indices and eight nostril indices were included. Results: The postoperative outcomes showed that the shape of the lip and nose was more symmetrical with the new surgical method compared with the conventional technique. Long-term outcomes after three years, although characterized by minimal changes during maxillofacial development, showed better maintenance of lip and nostril symmetry in the novel-method group. Conclusions: The novel technique seeks to balance the perinasal and perioral muscles, resulting in improved symmetry compared with the traditional reconstruction technique.

Biography

Chenghao Li has completed his PHD from Sichuan University in Chengdu, China and Baylor Medical Center in Texas, USA. He was the postdoctor of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio, USA and visiting scholar in University of Pittsburgh, University of Pennsylvania, the Plastic surgery Center of Johns Hopkins University and other international centers.

He is the academic leader of Science & Technology Department of Sichuan Province (backup), committee member of Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Chinese Stomatological Association, standing committee member of Society of Cleft Lip and Palate in Chinese Stomatological Association, committee member of Smile Train CMAC, executive director of Xizang Stomatological Association, and member of American Craniofacial Research Institute. He has published more than 40 SCI articles, edited or co-edited 10 monographs. He has leaded and participated in a lot of national and provincial key scientific research projects. Meanwhile, he has also won many awards, including the first scholarship of PSF/smile train in China, the second prize of Scientific and Technological progress of Sichuan Province.