Cleft Lip Repair Before & After Photo. Surgery performed in Dallas, TX at Law Plastic Surgery.
Cleft Lip Repair Before & After Photo. Surgery performed in Dallas, TX at Law Plastic Surgery.
Cleft lip repair is traditionally done at about 3 months of age.
Some centers have moved this up to 2-4 weeks, once the child is doing well and gaining weight. There may be some benefits to feeding and weight gain doing this on the earlier side.
On the other hand, some other surgeons are pushing the cleft lip repair back towards 9-12 months. This is to mitigate concerns about the effects of general anesthesia on the developing brain.
I get into these details with families in prenatal and initial visits, and work with them to decide on what’s best for them and their child.
For this patient, the lip was repaired at 3 months, and she is seen in her after photos in preparation for her cleft palate repair at 9 months.
For more, visit our Cleft Lip Repair page or call us at (214) 241-1997.
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