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Custom-Made Nasal Retainer Using Latex Nelaton Urine Catheter After the Cheiloplasty by Joon Seok Oh; Jeehyeok Chung; Jeong Hyun Ha; Hyo Kyung Yoo; Sukwha Kim is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.

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Nasal retainers are common tools used in managing patients with cleft lip. The significance of nasal retainer in preventing nostril collapse or stenosis to maintain a symmetrical nose after the surgical procedures is already well known. We came up with a way to create a nasal retainer using a latex nelaton catheter. Custom-made nasal retainer using latex nelaton catheter was used postoperatively on a 10-month-old infant with median cleft lip after cheiloplasty. In postoperative day 7, her nostrils were large enough for premade silicone nasal retainer to fit. She was discharged with instructions given to use the retainer for 6 months. Custommade nasal retainer can be used as an alternative to premade nasal retainers for patients with wide columella or small nostril cavities, or who cannot afford premade retainers.

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Author

Joon Seok Oh; Jeehyeok Chung; Jeong Hyun Ha; Hyo Kyung Yoo; Sukwha Kim

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)