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Evaluation of facial appearance in patients with repaired cleft lip and palate: comparing the assessment of laypeople and healthcare professionals.
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BACKGROUND: The present study aimed to determine whether laypeople and professionals rate the facial appearance of individuals with repaired complete unilateral or bilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP, BCLP) similarly based on viewing full facial images. METHODS: The study followed a cross-sectional analytical design where five young patients aged 10 to 14 years, who had completed all stages of their unilateral or bilateral cleft lip and palate treatment (bilateral: three, unilateral: two), were evaluated by two groups. The assessment was done by laypeople and 97 qualified professionals (33 orthodontists, 32 plastic surgeons, and 32 oral and maxillofacial surgeons). Professionals were not involved in any stage of the patients' treatment. RESULTS: The facial appearance assessment of the professional groups on different facial aesthetics was significantly lower than that of laypeople, and they had higher perceived need for further treatment. On the other hand, laypeople had higher aesthetic ratings and lower perceived need for further treatment. Differences were also observed between the assessments of the professional groups. Participants who had lower aesthetic assessments of the repair tended to report a higher influence of cleft lip and palate on social activities and professional life. CONCLUSION: Differences in perception exist between healthcare professionals and laypeople. The discrepancies between the professional groups could be attributed to different treatment modalities and protocols.
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- Authors
- Alhayek, S., Alsalem, M., Alotaibi, Y., & Omair, A.
- Affiliations
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- Corresponding author
- Alsalem, Mohammed
- Venue
- Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Published
- 2019-02-06
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5-5
- ISSN
- 2288-8101 (ISSN-L)
- 2288-8586
- PMC
- PMC6363809
- OpenAlex
- W2922063795
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 1.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (tdm)
- Locations
- Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Oral Surgery › Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Orthodontics › Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques
- Keywords
- cleft lip and palate, facial appearance, facial aesthetics, cleft repair, layperson perception, orthodontists, plastic surgeons, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, pediatric patients
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