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What are Cleft Lip and Palate Repairs?

Each patient with cleft lip and palate requires surgical processes, according to the sort and severity of deformity. Cleft lip and palate are one of the most prevalent birth defects among kids. The upper lip or mouth roof can form incompletely, or both faults may arise together. Conditions may differ in severity and can affect one or both sides of the mouth. Cleft lip and cleft palate should be repaired via surgery.

Symptoms leading to doctor’s recommending – Cleft Lip and Palate Repairs?

• A split in the lip and the mouth roof on either side of the face
• A split in the lip emerges as a small notch or stretches from the lip to the base of the nose via the upper gum and palate.
• A split in the mouth’s roof that doesn’t affect the face.

Evaluations for Cleft Lip and Palate Repairs 

• Blood tests
• CT scan
• Anesthesia clearance
• Physical Examination

  Treatment for Cleft Lip and Palate Repairs in India

• Cleft Lip Repair Surgery – Cleft lip repair procedure happens when the child has a minimum age of 3 months. Re-shape lip form and nose, and tissues that were not joined together before birth are involved in a cleft lip repair. General anesthesia shall be given to the kid and the split lip properly repaired and secured with stitches.
• Palate Repair Surgery – Palate repair surgery is generally done at 6-12 months of age of the kid. General anesthesia shall be given to the kid. It closes the mouth rooftop gap and rearranges the muscles and the lining of the palate. With dissolvable stitches, the wound is closed. Inside the mouth is the scar from the palate repair.

Estimated Costs of Cleft Lip and Palate Repairs in India