The primary treatment is made by specialized surgeons, according to protocols which vary of a team in the another one.

In brief:

• Labial repair is made early, towards the age of 3 weeks. Premature repair allows one well better acceptance of the deformation by the family and a better integration of the baby within family. Hospitalization is brief, about 24 hours.
• The repair of the palate is possible from the 7 th month and requires a new short hospitalization, about 48 hours.

The secondary treatment begins at the age of 1 year at finishs at the end of puberty:

• A supervison of the growth and the hearing of the child is necessary during the first 3 years of life.
• An appraisal of speaking qualities of the child is made towards the age of 3 years and an orthophonic rehabilitation can then be decided.
• From 7 years, an orthodontic treatment is often necessary to align teeth.
• At the end of growth, a rhinoplasty allows to correct nasal deformations.

Supervision and different treatments performed by a specialized surgeon, in contact with multidisciplinary speakers allows to obtain satisfactory results and well better social integration of the affected children.

 

The aftereffects of clefts are operable in adulthood and allow patients, who were incompletely treated in the childhood, to obtain an harmonious face.

These interventions are considered as plastic surgery and patients can get a refund from their social insurance.

 

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