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Neonatal cheiloplasty is the first plastic surgery performed in patients with orofacial clefts, usually carried out at the age of 1 to 8 days. A modified protocol for standard cheiloplasty, performed at the age of 3 to 6 months, is used. Neonatal cheiloplasty is currently a predominant method for lip surgery in cleft lip patients in the Czech Republic. Advantages of this method are better scar healing associated with better aesthetic results, reduced psychological and sociological pressure on the family and the infant, better quality of feeding and breastfeeding, and possibly reduced need of secondary repair. There is no documented direct negative consequence of the early timing. Nevertheless, possible risks can be associated with general anaesthesia at such low age, as it could have a negative effect on future IQ of the patient, and a possibility of reduced growth and development of jaws and impaired facial aesthetic outcomes. Further, compared to classical cheiloplasty, early surgery is more expensive and demands higher skills and experiences of the surgeon and the whole team performing the procedure. Main goals of this work were to evaluate the benefits and possible risks of neonatal cheiloplasty as the first surgery performed in patients with orofacial clefts using available studies on this... |
