Dermatography as an adjunctive treatment for cleft lip and palate patients

Purpose: To investigate dermatography as a treatment for cleft lip and palate. Methods: The results of the treatment of 19 cleft lip patients with discoloration of scars and the vermilion border after secondary cleft lip and palate surgery by dermatography and intracicatricial keloidectomy are descr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery 1995, Vol.53 (1), p.9-12
Hauptverfasser:	van der Velden, Eddy M, van der Dussen, M.Frans Noorman
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Carbon - administration & dosage Cicatrix - surgery Cicatrix - therapy Cicatrix, Hypertrophic - therapy Cleft Lip - therapy Cleft Palate - therapy Dentistry Esthetics Ferric Compounds - administration & dosage Ferrous Compounds - administration & dosage Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics Humans Keloid - therapy Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics Medical sciences Needles Pigmentation Disorders - therapy Pigments, Biological - administration & dosage Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Tattooing - instrumentation Tattooing - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	Purpose: To investigate dermatography as a treatment for cleft lip and palate. Methods: The results of the treatment of 19 cleft lip patients with discoloration of scars and the vermilion border after secondary cleft lip and palate surgery by dermatography and intracicatricial keloidectomy are described. Results: This group of patients has gained self-confidence after treatments, to the extent that their articulation has improved. Conclusion: Dermatography can be applied as an adjuvant treatment with good cosmetic and esthetic results.
ISSN:	0278-2391 1531-5053
DOI:	10.1016/0278-2391(95)90488-3