What a sweet visit with this little one who has had a bilateral cleft lip and palate repaired.

The first year with a cleft lip and palate can be quite busy for patients and their families. This may involve weekly visits for NAM adjustments until the lip repair at 3-6 months. After that, there is a referral to ENT to consider ear tubes, and planning for palate repair in a single stage at 9-12 months.

Some of our patients also have other medical conditions (involving their heart, kidneys, or with breathing or feeding needing a trach or G tube), further filling up the days with doctors’ visits.

Thankfully, after the first year, families usually get to enjoy a break with just annual follow-ups with our clinic.

Visits and referrals to other specialists come up as needed, with the next planned surgery not until bone grafting at 6-9 years old.

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

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👨‍⚕️ Dr. Huay-Zong Law⁠
☎️ (214) 241-1997⁠
📍 Dallas, TX ⁠
📍 Plano, TX
🏥 Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon⁠
🎓 Craniofacial Fellowship Trained⁠ ⁠

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

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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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