Designs for correction and camouflage of bilateral clefts of the lip and palate.

The bilateral cleft anomaly is difficult to correct and camouflage because of the double lack of many important landmarks and the shortness of skin in the midvertical plane. A possible solution in patients who have some columella or in those of races not needing a long columella is the strap flap advancement of the nostril sills and alar bases. In all other cases, the forked flap is the method of choice for adequate correction and camouflage of the bilateral cleft lip-nose deformity.