The Von Langenbeck procedure

PREOPERATIVE MARKINGS
Mark from 1 cm beyond the hamulus bilaterally,
posterior to the maxillary tuberosity,12,13 curving
the markings anteromedially within 0.5 cm
of the alveolar cleft if there is a complete cleft lip
and palate
or 1 cm in front of the most anterior
portion
of the cleft in a cleft palate alone.9 Mark
along the cleft margin, starting at the anterior
aspect of the cleft moving posteriorly toward each
hemiuvula. Each marking should be adjacent to
the cleft margin