Reconstructive

428) When is the PROPER TIME to perform Lip Adhesion surgery with reference to cleft lip repair?

A. 3 days after birth
B. 3 weeks after birth
C. 2 months after birth
D. 3 months after birth
E. 4 months after birth




REFERENCES & ANSWER

Bumsted R. M.: Management of Unilateral Cleft Lip, Chapter 10 in Pediatric Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Smith & Bumsted), Raven Press, 1993, pp. 133-136

Dyleski R. A., Crockett D. M.: Cleft Lip and Palate: Evaluation and Treatment of the Primary Deformity, Chapter 95, Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, 4th Edition, (Bailey, editor), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006, pp. 1317-1335



428) B       3 weeks after birth