CLEFT LIP
SURGERY
What is
Cleft Lip Surgery?
Cleft
lip surgery also known as
Cleft Palate Surgery
restores the
lip anatomy of individuals with inborn deformities, making it as normal
as possible. Cleft lip or Cleft
Palate
is a congenital malformation that happens during the period of upper
lip development. The deformity may involve the area surrounding the lip
such as nasal tip, alar lobule, collumela, and maxillary area.
Risks on
Cleft Lip Surgery
Results are positive when the cleft
lip surgery is done by a
qualified plastic surgeon. However, risks are still involved in this
procedure. The most common is asymmetry, wherein one side of the mouth
and nose does not match the other side.
Cleft Lip
Surgery Frequently Asked Questions
Question:
How is Cleft
Palate procedure done?
In the cleft
lip surgery, the surgeon
will make an incision on either side of the cleft from the mouth into
the nostril. After which, he will turn the dark pink outer portion of
the cleft down and pull the muscle and the skin of the lip together to
close the separation. Through this, the muscle function and the normal
"cupid's bow" shape of the mouth are restored. The nostril deformity
associated with cleft lip may also be improved at the time of lip
repair or in a later surgery.
Question:
What do
I need to know if my child will undergo Cleft
Lip Surgery?
In your
first appointment, your surgeon will discuss the details of the
procedure to be used, including the type of anesthesia to be
administered, where the surgery will be done, possible risks and
complications, recovery guidelines, costs, and the results. Feel free
to ask your surgeon any question, and bring up any concern you may
have.
Question:
What is
the ideal age for my child to undergo Cleft
Lip surgery?
Generally, Cleft
Lip Surgery is done when
the child is more than two months or ten weeks old.
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