Experience with the Tajima procedure in primary and secondary repair in unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity.

The method of cleft lip nasal deformity repair described by Tajima and Maruyama appears to produce superior results compared to other methods we had tried. A modified technique of suture placement, aided by our special nasal retractor, greatly simplifies suture placement. In both primary and secondary cases, significant and maintained improvement has been achieved with what is a comparatively simple and standardized procedure.