The importance of accurate repair of the orbicularis oris muscle in the correction of unilateral cleft lip

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 780-788

  Park, Chul Gyoo ^a   Ha, Bomjoon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEFT LIP; FACE GROWTH; HUMAN; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UPPER LIP;

CLEFT LIP; FACIAL MUSCLES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; INFANT; LIP; METHODS;

EID: 0029131866     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199509001-00003     Document Type: Article

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