Association of Cleft Phenotype Severity With Childhood Secondary Nasal Intervention Burden and Airway Morbidity Following Primary Cheilorhinoplasty.

Researchers analyzed surgical records of children who underwent primary cheilorhinoplasty before age one, finding that cleft severity significantly predicted the need for secondary nasal surgery during childhood, with bilateral palatal clefts requiring the most interventions.

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