Cleft lip and palate

                           (Left: before operation,  Right: After operation)

The technique to repair the cleft lip & palate is progressed rapidly.

Thanks to Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.

The repair need several operations;  first operation is done during

infancy to correct the cleft lips.  Second operation is, at least, done 

before 3-year-old to correct the hard palate.  because if the correction

of cleft palate is delayed, the patient will be suffering some difficulty 

of speaking.  

For more details, Please ask the Plastic surgeon or Reconstructive 

surgeon.

Ref) Fishaer DM. Unilateral cleft lip repair: an anatomical subunit 

        approximation technique.  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery  

        116:61, 2005.

Any questions:  write to Keiji Hagiwara, MD

                          keijihagiwara@gmail.com