Immediate Before and After Cleft Lip Repair.

Thank you to Dr. Lun Jou Lo for teaching a muscle-oriented approach that is what works best in my hands.

The goal is to help our patients with clefts lead healthy and happy lives.

One piece of that is to get the cleft lip and nose repair as balanced and symmetric as we can at the first surgery, to minimize the chance of needing future revision surgeries.

Please comment with any questions, and share with anyone who might be interested!

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Note: I do have a video in the works with the marking process. I consider it a Fisher/Noordhoff/Millard skin design. I hope that video will simplify and demystify the setup, which can make many surgeons nervous.

That said, the muscle work is the most important element, and has been described in detail by Dr. Lo and Dr. Rafael Denadai.

For more, visit our Cleft Lip Repair page or call us at (214) 241-1997.

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CLEFT LIP REPAIR BEFORE & AFTER PHOTO. SURGERY PERFORMED BY DR. LAW

Case Details

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.

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