CLEFT LIP REPAIR

Course overview

CLEFT LIP REPAIR IS A SURGICAL PROCEDURE THAT MAY BE APPROACHED WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF CLEFT LIP REPAIR IS TO RESTORE THE SPHINCTER FUNCTION OF THE ORBICULARIS ORIS MUSCLE AND OBTAIN A COSMETICALLY FAVORABLE OUTCOME FOR THE DEVELOPING CHILD. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE MOST COMMONLY USED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM IN THESE COMPLICATED PATIENTS THAT INCLUDE AN OTOLARYNGOLOGIST, A PLASTIC SURGEON, A DENTIST, AN ORTHODONTIST, A PEDIATRICIAN, A GENETICIST, A NURSE, A SOCIAL WORKER, AND A SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST.