Upper Lip Asymmetry Perception Using Three-Dimensional Anthropometry in Patients With Unilateral Cleft Lip Deformity

• DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3182319971
• Publication Date: 2011-11-08T09:43:20Z
• Authors: Tae Suk Oh; Jong Woo Choi; Kyung S. Koh
• Keywords: Intra-rater reliability; Philtrum

Conventional anthropometry using photographs has been widely used, but it does not provide accurate length. For upper lip asymmetry analysis, three-dimensional photographic system (3D VECTRA; Canfield, Fairfield, NJ) was used to calculate the ratio of cleft-side and noncleft-side curvature lengths. Thirty patients with unilateral cleft were analyzed. Three-dimensional length noncleft sides. In addition, two-dimensional analyzed by 10 plastic surgeons, scored a visual analog scale (VAS). Pearson analysis identify relations between ratios VAS scores. Intrarater reliability for scores ranged from 0.653 0.925, interrater 0.611. correlation coefficients each score 0.412 (P = 0.024) Cupid’s bow, 0.250 0.182) commissure lowest point nasal ala, 0.214 0.018) linear 0.356 0.153) ala. Analysis in is more than anthropometry. Horizontal most strongly correlated score.