HUBUNGAN ANTARA TINGKAT KEPARAHAN SUMBING BIBIR UNILATERAL PRE-OPERASI DAN KUALITAS SCAR PASCA OPERASI

Background: Cleft lip is a gap in the upper lip that can be continued to gum, jaw, and palate. Cleft lip severity can be divided into three levels mild, moderate, and severe. Unilateral cleft lip cases was found in 78,55% patients of CLP center FKUMM followed by 21,45 % of bilateral cleft lip cases. Most cleft lip patients will have a post-surgery scar. There are four indicators to evaluate the quality of the scar, hypertrophy, discoloration, spreading, and suture marks. Aim: To determine the correlation of severity in pre unilateral cleft lip surgery and post-surgery scar quality. Method: This study used retrospective cohort design, that was taken from 43 medical records from CLP center FKUMM. The chosen medical records were the unilateral cleft lip surgery that had the same operator and used Noordhoff’s technique. Data in the form of pictures were categorized based on the severity of cleft lip then post-surgery pictures were assessed based on the scar quality indicator. Results: Spearman statistical analysis showed no relation between pre-surgery severity and post-surgery scar quality (p > 0.05). Conclusions: The results showed no relation between pre unilateral cleft lip surgery and post-surgery scar quality