Pre op photo at age 2 months of a child with a cleft lip. The post op photo is 5 months after reconstruction at St. Louis Children's Hospital Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Institute.
Child with a bilateral complete cleft lip and palate (left). 1 year after cleft lip and nose repair (right).
This baby boy was born with a wide left-sided cleft lip and palate. He underwent one surgery for repair of his cleft lip at 3 months of age as well as a cleft palate repair around age 1. His followup photo shows his appearance three years later.
This child was born with severe, asymmetric bilateral cleft lip and palate. Her cleft lip was repaired at 4 months of age. Postoperative photos show her at 1 year just before her cleft palate repair.
(Left) Child with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. (Right) 5-year-old after bilateral cleft lip and nose repair.
Child with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. Follow-up photo is at 2 years of age after nasoalveolar molding (NAM) and repair of lip and palate at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
Child with a wide unilateral cleft lip and palate. Follow-up photo is after repair of his lip, nose and palate.
Child after unilateral cleft lip-nose repair.
Child with a bilateral asymmetric cleft lip and palate. Follow-up photo is after repair of his lip, nose and palate.
5 year-old after bilateral cleft lip and nose repair.
Child with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. Follow-up photo is after repair of his lip and nose.
Child with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. Follow-up photo is after repair of his lip and nose.
For more information on cleft lip reconstruction, visit the Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Institute.
To schedule an appointment with a St. Louis Children's Hospital plastic surgeon, please call 314.454.KIDS (5437) or 800.678.KIDS (5437).
