Frenectomy as a Treatment Modality for Minimal Median Cleft of the Upper Lip

Cleft lip is a common craniofacial anomaly. Median cleft lip is a midline vertical cleft through the upper lip. Of all the types of clefts, minimal Median cleft of the upper lip is a very rare craniofacial anomaly. This defect is thought to be associated with hypertelorism or hypotelorism. Although a number of plastic surgical procedures have been described in the literature, we describe in this case report a simple frenectomy as a treatment modality for minimal median cleft of the upper lip with good esthetic results.