Does Sidedness Matter in Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip? – A/V Abstract

Audiovisual Abstract presented by:

Daniel Bradley BMedSci (Hons) BMBS MRCS BDS (Hons), Global Surgery Fellow, Operation Smile

Does Sidedness Matter in Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip?

Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip (cUCL) displays directional laterality with left sided clefts occurring twice as commonly as right sided. Anecdotally there is a notion that one side may be more challenging to reconstruct than the other. The perceived impact of laterality, from a cleft surgeon’s perspective, has not been previously investigated.

Authors:

  • Daniel Bradley BMedSci (Hons), BMBS, MRCS, BDS (Hons), Global Surgery Fellow, Operation Smile
  • Ambika Chadha, FRCS (OMFS), DOHNS(RCSEng), MFDS(Eng)
  • Matt Fell, FRCS (Plast)
  • Atenas Bustamante MD, Global Surgery Fellow, Operation Smile
  • Maria Fernanda Tapia MD, Global Surgery Fellow, Operation Smile
  • David Chong MBBS, FRACS

International Cleft Congress, 2022