Fig. 1
From: Investigation of postoperative hypernasality after superiorly based posterior pharyngeal flap
Surgical procedure of superiorly based posterior pharyngeal flap and postoperative cicatrization (case 1). a–d Surgical procedure of depicting a typical posterior pharyngeal flap. e, f Postoperative photos while phonating /a/ at 3 months and 6 months post-pharyngoplasty. At 6 months, enhanced posterior movement of the soft palate was found