Jun 13, 2022 · Cleft lips and cleft palates are common birth anomalies that affect a child’s upper lip or roof of the mouth. Your child may need a few surgeries to fix a cleft palate or cleft lip. Your child’s healthcare provider will give you specific at-home instructions for before and after cleft palate or cleft lip surgery.

Usually we wait until after skeletal maturity and jaw surgery before offering a cleft rhinoplasty. However, if nasal obstruction and symptoms are severe, nasal reconstruction before jaw surgery is sometimes done, knowing that a second surgery may be …

Stages of Lip/Palate Repair. 1. 3 months old; Pre-op photo . 2. 15 years old (side view); Pre-op photo. 3. 12 months old; After cleft lip repair performed at 3.5 months old. 4. 2 ¼ years old; Routine follow up

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We treat and correct cleft lip, palate and all its variations and levels of complexity. Look at these before and after photographs to see how surgery performed by our world-class team of physicians at the International Craniofacial Institute in Dallas, Texas can improve your child’s outlook on life.

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Cleft lip and cleft palate repair surgically corrects abnormal development, restoring function to the lips and mouth and producing a more normal appearance. View before and after photos of cleft lip and cleft palate repair procedures performed by members of the American Society of …

While I prefer to repair a cleft lip and palate after NAM (nasoalveolar molding) that brings the two sides closer together, a single-stage repair is still possible with adequate release of the muscle, and release and reconstruction of the nasal sidewall.

Cleft lip surgery aims to repair the separation in the upper lip, while cleft palate treatment involves closing the opening in the roof of the mouth. These procedures are typically performed during the first year of a child’s life to ensure optimal outcomes and improve the child’s quality of life.

Take a look at our amazing Cleft Lip & Palate Repair before and after photo gallery. The results are so natural no one knows they got a Cleft Lip & Palate Repair! (415) 550-1077