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cheiloplasty

 [ki´lo-plas″te]
plastic surgery of the lip.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

chei·lo·plas·ty

(kī'lō-plas'tē),
Reconstructive survery of the lips, usually denoting repair of congenital unilateral, bilateral, or median clefts.
[cheilo- + G. plastos, formed]
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cheiloplasty

or

chiloplasty

(kī′lə-plăs′tē)
n.
Plastic surgery of the lips.
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chei·lo·plas·ty

, chiloplasty (kī'lō-plas-tē)
Surgical repair of the lips.
[cheilo- + G. plastos, formed]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

chei·lo·plas·ty

, chiloplasty (kī'lō-plas-tē)
Surgical repair of the lips.
[cheilo- + G. plastos, formed]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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This study sample of 23 neonates without mortality and minimal morbidity has convinced us that neonatal cheiloplasty is safe; [8] although the smallest patient weighed only 1.8 kg, owing to advances in neonatology, paediatric anaesthesia and surgery, low weight was less of a contraindication to surgery.
Neonatal cleft lip repair in babies with breastfeeding difficulties at Polokwane Mankweng hospital complex
In conclusion, the present study showed that Ropivacaine is a better alternative to bupivacaine for administration of infra-orbital nerve block for post-operative analgesia in children undergoing cheiloplasty.
Comparative evaluation of bilateral infraorbital nerve block using ropivacaine versus bupivacaine for post-operative analgesia in children under going cheiloplasty
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