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. 2012 Nov 1;2012:562892. doi: 10.1155/2012/562892

Table 1.

Treatment modalities in the management of unilateral cleft lip and palate which are often based on chronologic age.

Timing Procedure
After 16 weeks of pregnancy Cleft lip diagnosis by ultrasound images (palate is more difficult to acquire) [9]
Prenatal Discussion with a craniofacial surgeon [10]
Consultation with a geneticist/dysmorphologist [10]
Neonatal If the child has cleft palate, specialized nipples and bottles are necessary to improve feeding after birth [11]
12 weeks of age Cleft lip repair [12]
6–12 months of age Cleft palate one-stage repair with intravelar veloplasty [13]
5 years Secondary rhinoplasty [14]