Postoperative follow-up and outcomes
At the donor site, dressing was applied for 48 h while suture removal was done 7 days postoperatively. While at the recipient site, instructions were given to the patient to apply icepacks over the upper lip area for 15 min every hour for 24 h postoperatively and to keep on a soft diet for the first 2 days postoperatively. Moreover, patients were asked to rinse their mouth with warm saline solution starting the second day after surgery for a week Postoperative antibiotic (amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 625 mgPostoperative CBCT scans were taken after one week then after 6 months to assess the graft’s volume, labio-palatal width, and height. Using 3D Slicer (Radiographic photo showing manual segmentation of the cleft area using the (segment statistics) module in 3D Slicer for presurgical cleft volume determinationRadiographic photo (axial and coronal views) showing graft volume; Radiographic photo (axial and coronal view) showing graft volume; Radiographic photo showing bone width; Radiographic photo showing bone width; Radiographic photo showing bone height; Radiographic photo showing bone height; 