Abstract
Plastic surgery of the lip and columella was performed for a 116-day-old infant with a false complete median cleft of the upper lip. The columella was formed using a mucous skin flap taken from the red and white portions of the lip. For the lip, the labial mucosa and orbicularis oris muscle of the lateral lip were sutured in the midline the same as in a one-stage surgery for a bilateral lip cleft. For the philtrum, a full thickness skin graft with the subcutaneous vascular network preserved was performed from the front of the ear. As a result, a Cupid's bow could be formed, producing favorable results.
