Cleft & Craniofacial Surgery
Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery : (Birth deformities and acquired deformities)
- Comprehensive management of cleft lip and palate patients in association with ABMSS and DCKH (German charitable organisation).
- Primary cleft lip and palate repair.
- Secondary procedures - Bone graft, Orthognathic (jaw) surgery, Septorhinoplasty (Nose surgery).
- Post op speech therapy.
- Jaw surgery for correction of gummy smile and malpositioned teeth and jaws.
Cleft lip and palate deformities are a quite common occurrence with an incidence of about 1 child in about 800 births being affected in India. Multiple surgical procedures are required at specific ages to correct these deformities. Some of the deformities before and after surgical correction can be seen in the photos.
