New Advances in Cleft Lip and Palate and Facial Plastic Surgery
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery/Aesthetic Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 April 2026
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburgerplatz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
Interests: cleft surgery; reconstructive surgery; cleft palate; rhinoplasty; orthognathic surgical procedures; orthognathic surgery; craniomaxillofacial surgery; maxillofacial surgery; facial plastic surgery; facial anomalies
Interests: oral and maxillofacial surgery; medicine dentistry biochemistry; facial malformations; reconstructive surgery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Facial plastic and reconstructive surgical procedures, including the surgical treatment of cleft lip and palate, aim at achieving functional restoration and esthetic harmony. Despite significant progress in surgical techniques, deformities of the nasolabial region and nose remain challenging, often requiring complex staged interventions. Current research is increasingly directed toward understanding growth-related changes, optimizing surgical timing, and integrating advanced technologies such as three-dimensional imaging, virtual planning, patient-specific grafting, and regenerative tissue engineering.
This Special Issue of the Journal of Clinical Medicine aims to highlight translational and clinical advances in facial plastic surgery, with particular emphasis on the nasolabial complex and rhinoplasty. Contributions exploring long-term functional and esthetic outcomes, innovative surgical techniques, multidisciplinary treatment protocols, and patient-reported outcome measures are especially encouraged. By bridging research-driven innovation with clinical practice, this collection seeks to inform evidence-based strategies that improve both surgical precision and patient quality of life.
Dr. Michael Schwaiger
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Zemann
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cleft lip repair
- rhinoplasty
- secondary rhinoplasty
- cleft rhinoplasty
- facial plastic surgery
- nasolabial area
- upper lid surgery
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