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The effects of Y-shaped conchal cartilage transplantation on the correction of nasal deformity secondary to cleft lip and its influence on mental health

  • Authors:
    • Ling Liu
    • Wei Wang
    • Lin Yang
    • Hongchuang Zhang
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  • Published online on: August 22, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4994
  • Pages: 3549-3554
  • Copyright: © Liu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Patients who undergo corrective surgery for cleft lip are known to be at risk for subsequently developing secondary nasal deformity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Y-shaped conchal cartilage transplantation on the correction of nasal deformity secondary to cleft lip and its influence on mental health. Sixteen patients with nasal deformity secondary to cleft lip admitted to The First People's Hospital Xuzhou (Xuzhou, China) from February 2014 to February 2015 were selected for the study. Conchal cartilage was taken from the patients and made into a Y-shaped stent, which was then transplanted into the nasal columella. The surgical outcomes and patient satisfaction were evaluated and HADS was used to compare the preoperative and postoperative mental health. After the affected side of the nose was corrected, the nasal profiles of 12 patients were significantly improved, the height of nasal columella and nostril was significantly increased, the nasal base and breadth were significantly shorter than those before operation and the nose wing-nasal breadth index on the affected side was significantly increased compared to that before operation and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). The satisfaction of each index after the operation was more than 90%. The mental health of patients after operation was notably improved compared to before operation and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). After the correction of secondary nasal deformity to cleft lip through Y-shaped conchal cartilage transplantation, the shape of the nasal tip was stable without the recurrence of deformities or distortion on the donor site of the auricle. Y-shaped conchal cartilage transplantation is an ideal treatment method for the moderate and severe secondary nasal deformity to cleft lip and effective perioperative mental intervention can improve the patient's mental health status, an outcome that is worth popularizing in clinical applications.

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Liu L, Wang W, Yang L and Zhang H: The effects of Y-shaped conchal cartilage transplantation on the correction of nasal deformity secondary to cleft lip and its influence on mental health. Exp Ther Med 14: 3549-3554, 2017
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Liu, L., Wang, W., Yang, L., & Zhang, H. (2017). The effects of Y-shaped conchal cartilage transplantation on the correction of nasal deformity secondary to cleft lip and its influence on mental health. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 14, 3549-3554. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4994
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Liu, L., Wang, W., Yang, L., Zhang, H."The effects of Y-shaped conchal cartilage transplantation on the correction of nasal deformity secondary to cleft lip and its influence on mental health". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14.4 (2017): 3549-3554.
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Liu, L., Wang, W., Yang, L., Zhang, H."The effects of Y-shaped conchal cartilage transplantation on the correction of nasal deformity secondary to cleft lip and its influence on mental health". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14, no. 4 (2017): 3549-3554. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4994