This athlete couldn’t breathe, with a history of a fractured and deviated septum, and a pharyngeal flap previously used to help speech for her cleft palate.
For patients with a history of a pharyngeal flap, these may actually be divided and revised after several years, usually with no change in speech and nasality, but with much improved breathing and speech.
In the same setting, her fractured septum was straightened, and cartilage grafts including spreader grafts and columellar grafts helped to let her breathe through her nose!
Her dorsum is now more regular, and her tip more refined and rotated up.
These are some of my favorite surgeries, tailoring surgeries to each person’s individual goals and needs, all while making sure they’re breathing like never before!
For more, visit our Cleft Lip Repair page or call us at (214) 241-1997.
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👨⚕️ Dr. Huay-Zong Law
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📍 Dallas, TX
📍 Plano, TX
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CLEFT RHINOPLASTY (CLEFT NOSE SURGERY) BEFORE & AFTER PHOTO. SURGERY PERFORMED BY DR. LAW
Case Details
This beautiful patient is thrilled after her cleft rhinoplasty! She had the normal development we see with most cleft lip patients.
Her septum was pointing to the right — away from the cleft side — causing severe nasal obstruction. She also had slumping and weakness of the cartilage and skin on the same side as her cleft lip.
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