Cleft Lip and Palate treatment in Spain
The congenital malformation that affects the maxillary and nasal area and causes the patient to have a separation in the upper lip is known as cleft lip.
This treatment, depending on the severity of the malformation, is carried out in three phases:
- Cleft lip repair within the first 3 and 6 months of age.
- Cleft palate repair between 12 and 18 months of age or earlier, if possible.
- Follow-up surgeries between 2 years of age and late adolescence.
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Treatment characteristics
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Advantages
- Enables the correct feeding of the patient.
- Minimises the number of infections.
- Improves breathing.
- Improves speech development.
Corrects jaw alignment.
Treatment itinerary
Before treatment
- Check that you have prepared all the personal documentation (credit card, cash, passport, Identity Card…), medical (reports, prescriptions, images…) and travel (confirmation of accommodation booking, travel tickets…).
- If you take medication of any kind not related to the surgery, do not forget to take with you the necessary amount for your stay in Spain, as well as the medical prescription that will allow you to travel with it without problems.
During treatment
- Once in Spain, you will have to make an appointment with the specialist. During this visit, the doctor will open your child’s medical record (for which you will be asked to provide all your medical documentation), perform a physical examination and tell you if any further tests are needed to confirm the diagnosis.
- If it is not necessary and everything is confirmed, your doctor will tell you when you must go to the preoperative study and will confirm the time of admission for the day of your surgery.
- The doctor will give you the feeding guidelines your child should follow before surgery.
After treatment
- After the operation, there will be wounds on the upper lip and nose that will gradually heal, but you will have to feed the baby with a special syringe or bottle, if we are in the first phase, and with a soft diet if we have also done the operation for the cleft palate.
- You will need to follow the instructions given by the doctor in full.
- Remember that recovery time will vary depending on age, physical condition, lifestyle habits, and attitude.
Keep in mind that successful recovery also depends on you!