Reconstructive

353) Which of the following about repair of cleft lip and palate is FALSE?

A. 3 months, cleft-lip repair
B. 3 months, myringotomy and tube placement
C. 6 months, palatoplasty
D. 5 years, columellar lengthening (bilateral cleft-lip deformity)
E. 11 years, alveolar cancellous bone grafting




REFERENCES & ANSWERS

Capone R. B., Sykes J. M.: Evaluation and Management of Cleft Lip and Palate Disorders, Chapter 76 in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Papel, editor), Thieme, Third Edition, pp. 1059-1078, 2009

Larrabee Jr. W.F. , Alsarraf R.: Special Considerations in Rhinoplasty, Chapter 177 , Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology (Bailey), Third Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001, pp. 2073-2280



353) C        6 months, palatoplasty