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    This care pathway outlines the treatment and follow-up appointments for children born with a cleft lip and palate from birth through age 20. Key steps include a visit within 24 hours of birth with a specialist nurse, lip repair surgery at 3-4 months, palate repair surgery at 6-9 months, speech and dental assessments throughout childhood, and additional surgeries such as bone grafting or orthognathic surgery from ages 9-18 if required. Regular reviews are conducted locally or in London throughout the process to monitor progress and ensure appropriate treatment.

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    This care pathway outlines the treatment and follow-up appointments for children born with a cleft lip and palate from birth through age 20. Key steps include a visit within 24 hours of birth with a specialist nurse, lip repair surgery at 3-4 months, palate repair surgery at 6-9 months, speech and dental assessments throughout childhood, and additional surgeries such as bone grafting or orthognathic surgery from ages 9-18 if required. Regular reviews are conducted locally or in London throughout the process to monitor progress and ensure appropriate treatment.

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    Care Pathway Cleft Lip Palate

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    Anonymous LCLG7siTYn
    This care pathway outlines the treatment and follow-up appointments for children born with a cleft lip and palate from birth through age 20. Key steps include a visit within 24 hours of birth with a specialist nurse, lip repair surgery at 3-4 months, palate repair surgery at 6-9 months, speech and dental assessments throughout childhood, and additional surgeries such as bone grafting or orthognathic surgery from ages 9-18 if required. Regular reviews are conducted locally or in London throughout the process to monitor progress and ensure appropriate treatment.

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    Care pathway for children born with a cleft lip and palate

    18 months
    Antenatal diagnosis 10-11 years
    Clinic visit to specialist nurse
    Contact within 24 hours with Audit records taken
    paediatric dentist and Speech
    a specialist nurse. Local clinic
    & language therapist at local
    appointment offered
    clinic

    12-13 years
    3 years
    Birth Review in cleft clinic at local
    Review
    Visit with 24 hrs of referral. site
    Speech assessment
    Local clinic visit at 4-6 weeks at local clinic

    5 -6 years 15 years
    Audit records taken Audit records taken
    3-4 months Nasal correction if required
    at local site
    Lip repair In London Genetic counselling offered
    1 week later
    Seen locally or at home by
    specialist nurse 7 year
    Reviewed at local clinic Review
    at local site
    18 years
    Orthognathic surgery
    performed if required

    9-11 years
    6-9 months
    Alveolar bone grafting in
    Palate repair in London
    London
    Seen locally or at home by
    Orthodontic treatment locally 20 years
    specialist nurse
    Pre-adolescent changing Audit records taken
    Reviewed at local clinic
    schools day Discharge from service

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