Levator Veli Palatini Reconstruction Using an Autologous Tendon Graft in Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: What I Do.

Cleft Palate Craniofac JFeb 25, 2026 (epub)
Case ReportPlastic Surgery

Mohammad Ali Hoghoughi, Sara Hashemi, Zahra Kalkateh

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BackgroundSevere velopharyngeal insufficiency following salvage surgery poses a major challenge for cleft surgeons, particularly when repeated operations have left the soft palate both shortened and densely scarred.SolutionA tendon graft technique for levator veli palatini reconstruction is described, using an autologous palmaris longus (PL) or, when absent, a flexor carpi…

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PubMed · PMID 41739523

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