New Strategy May Reduce Amount of Lifetime Cleft Palate Operations
For children with cleft palate, corrective treatment typically requires years of complex surgical operations for most of their childhood. But a relatively new surgical strategy developed at University of Utah Health may reduce the amount of procedures necessary. Dr. Barbu Gociman, a craniofacial surgeon and director of the Cleft Palate Team, explains the new approach that could improve a child’s experience with cleft palate repair.
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