Cleft Lip	After Surgery
Cleft Lip	After Surgery
Cleft Lip & Palate	After Surgery

• Initial team evaluation
• Pre-surgical nasal reconstruction, primary soft palate repair, primary gingivoperiosteoplasty (if indicated), microscopic ear exam and PE tubes as needed (3-4 months)
• Complete palate reconstruction (12-18 months)
• Annual team evaluations with early speech and hearing emphasis
• Dentistry: oral health education, pediatric dentistry, orthodontics during transitional dentition prior to alveolar reconstruction, final orthodontics during permanent dentition, conventional or osseoinegration prosthetic management as needed.
• Alveolar bone graft surgery (for 8- to 12-year-olds)
• Final soft tissue and skeletal habitation as needed (childhood, adolescence or older)

To learn more, or to arrange an appointment, contact:

Rush Craniofacial Center
Rush University Medical Center
1725 W. Harrison, Suite 425
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 563-3000
Fax: (312) 563-2514
Email Co-directors:
John W. Polley, MD
Alvaro A. Figueroa, DDS