Repair of minor true hare lip using v-y plasty: how I do it.

BACKGROUND

Minor true hare lip is rare central midline deficiency of the upper lip. There are multiple techniques but little consensus on the preferred surgical technique.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

A transoral approach for repair using mucosal V-Y plasty is described by employing a vertical inverted V incision.

RESULT

The contour of the free labial border immediately improves with avoidance of skin scar.

CONCLUSIONS

The midline cleft lip notch or minor true (hare lip) midline clefts can be effectively treated by mucosal lengthening using a V-Y plasty. Moreover, the ability to augment the tubercle with mucosa through a VY plasty is simple and easy.