Cleft Palate – Pottstown Oral Surgery Blog

How an OMS Joins a Cleft Team

March 1, 2024Pottstown Oral Surgery

Cleft lip and cleft palate are some of the most common congenital deformities in the world. An infant can be born with a cleft lip, a cleft palate or both. Surgery for the correction of a cleft lip is typically performed by the time an infant is 12 months old. Cleft palate repair is usually performed […]

Cleft Lip/Palate and Craniofacial Surgery

September 7, 2018Pottstown Oral Surgery

Cleft Lip and Palate Cleft lip surgery is usually performed by the time a baby is three months old. By contrast, a cleft palate often requires multiple surgeries over the course of 18 years. The first surgery to repair the palate is usually performed by the time a baby is six to 12 months old. […]