The majority of cleft lip and palate patients cannot recover to be exactly the same as normal people.
1. Degree III cleft lip and palate is the most serious type of cleft lip and palate deformity, which refers to the complete cleavage of the upper lip and palate tissues, i.e., the complete cleavage from the palatal pit forward to the incisal aperture, including the alveolar process and the upper lip tissues. Degree III cleft lip and palate can make the oral and nasal cavities completely connected, and the deformation of the base of the nose due to the complete cleavage of the upper lip tissue, which seriously affects the child’s functions of sucking, eating and speech.
2. The treatment of cleft lip and palate of degree III is a comprehensive sequence of treatment, which requires the cooperation of multiple disciplines. First of all, it is necessary to carry out surgical revision surgery in time. Generally, when the child is about 6 months old, cleft lip revision surgery can be carried out first, and cleft palate revision surgery can be carried out when the child is 2 to 6 years old.
3. Subsequently, according to the postoperative development of the child, different second-stage revision surgeries will be performed, as well as sequential treatments such as speech therapy, orthodontic treatment, and restoration of missing teeth, in order to restore the child’s normal facial features and speech functions as much as possible.
4. However, there will still be some local scars after cleft lip surgery; after palatal revision surgery, due to local scar formation or poor development of palatal tissues, it is easy to cause poor palato-pharyngeal closure and excessive nasal sound, etc., and most of them cannot be recovered to be exactly the same as normal people.
If you are suffering from cleft lip and palate, you should consult a doctor in time, improve the examination and standardize the treatment under the guidance of a professional doctor, so as not to delay the condition.