Patient Reported Outcomes after Le Fort 1 Rigid External Distraction
Cleft nasomaxillary deficiency is present in approximately 50% of individuals with ULCP and 77% of those with BLCP. Some surgeons advocate for Le Fort 1 midface distraction osteogenesis (DO) in early adolescence in hopes to address severe anteroposterior deficiency, leading to psychosocial improvement. The purpose...