Wang Danru, Department of Plastic Surgery, Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, replied: 1, congenital cleft lip and palate need at least three basic surgeries 2, the first at 3-6 months old, cleft lip repair surgery, the second at 12-18 months old, cleft palate repair surgery, the third at 7-9 years old, cleft dentition repair surgery.
3. After that, according to the growth and development and the requirement of appearance, there are some surgeries to improve the appearance, such as lip and rhinoplasty; teeth also need to receive orthodontic treatment; sometimes if the jaws are poorly developed, orthognathic surgery is also needed.