Abbe flap Correction of Short Upper Lip and Dental Implant Surgery The patient is a case of repaired bilateral cleft lip and palate with a residual whistling deformity. There was no mustache growth on the prolabium. He now presents for correction of flat nose with collapsed columella and stunted prolabium with a short upper lip. His upper incisor teeth were also missing. He and his parents requested rehabilitation of the missing teeth with implants. The prolabium was dissected and used to reconstruct the collapsed columella and raise his flat nose. The resultant upper lip defect was reconstructed with an Abbe flap harvested from the lower lip. Premium quality dental implants were also fixed at the site of the missing teeth. There was very good lip apposition following surgery with resolution of the whistling deformity. The ceramic crowns that were fabricated by our inhouse dental laboratory were shade matched to perfection with his natural teeth. The patient was very happy with the overall esthetic results with good mustache growth in the midline. #abbeflap #cleftlip #cleftpalate #cleftlipandpalate #smbalaji #drsmbalaji #balajidental (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHauZjknzXe/?igshid=pk3j4fc2fnsv
















