cheiloplasty


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cheiloplasty

 [ki´lo-plas″te]
plastic surgery of the lip.

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]

cheiloplasty

/chei·lo·plas·ty/ (ki´lo-plas″te) surgical repair of a defect of the lip.

cheiloplasty

or

chiloplasty

(kī′lə-plăs′tē)
n.
Plastic surgery of the lips.

cheiloplasty

[kī′ləplas′tē]
Etymology: Gk, cheilos, lip, plassein, to mold
surgical correction of a defect of the lip.

chei·lo·plas·ty

, chiloplasty (kī'lō-plas-tē)
Surgical repair of the lips.
[cheilo- + G. plastos, formed]

chei·lo·plas·ty

, chiloplasty (kī'lō-plas-tē)
Surgical repair of the lips.
[cheilo- + G. plastos, formed]

cheiloplasty (kī´əplastē),

n corrective surgery or restoration of the lips.

cheiloplasty

surgical repair of a lip defect.
anti-drool cheiloplasty
suspension of the lower lip to the inside of the upper cheek by a mucosal flap to reduce the leakage of saliva and food in dogs with excessive lip folds or denervated lower lip.
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Threedimensional comparison between the palatal forms in complete unilateral cleft lip and palate with and without Hotz Plate from Cheiloplasty to palatoplasty.
A retrospective characterization study on patients with oral clefts in Medellin, Colombia, South America
9) Many surgeons will also perform a simultaneous primary rhinoplasty to address the associated cleft nasal deformity at the same time as the cheiloplasty.
The multidisciplinary evaluation and management of cleft lip and palate
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