Indiana Cleft Teams
If you’re searching for a cleft team in Indiana for your child, here is a list of hospitals, teams, surgeons and their specific techniques. This list has been compiled by other mommies, so if you don’t see your team here, we will be happy to add it for you.
Fort Wayne IN Cleft Teams
Lutheran Hospital
- Dr. Joe Mlakar
- Latham prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done at 6 weeks/palate repair done at 12 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: No restrictions
- Speech therapy begins after palate repair
Parent Reviews
No current reviews
Indianapolis IN Cleft Teams
Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent
- Dr. Jason Blocksom
- Taping prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done between 3-4 months/palate repair done at 15 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: No bottles, no pacifiers, use of arm restraints, nose stents, scar massage and scar cream
- Speech therapy begins at 15 months
- Addtional z-pasty surgery done for speech, nose/lip revision at 4-5, bone graft at 7
Parent Reviews
No current reviews
Riley Hospital for Children
- Dr. William Wooden
- This surgeon uses taping prior to repair
- Lip Repair done between 10-12 weeks/palate repair done between 9-12 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: No bottles, no pacifiers, use of arm restraints, and scar massage
- Speech therapy begins after palate repair (as needed)
- No set schedule for additional repairs…based on child’s growth
Parent Reviews
*He’s very upbeat and laid back. He also makes a point to not put definite time frames on surgeries.
Zionsville IN Cleft Teams
Special Smiles Dentistry
- Dr. Jennifer Satterfield Siegal
- We work with the Cranial Team at St. Vincent Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital. We are a private practice. We also specialize in patients with “Special Needs”. Dr. Satterfield Siegel has been practicing for 22 years and we work with cleft lip and palate children of all ages.
- NAM and/or Taping prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done at 3 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: The use of Nose Stents
- Speech therapy begins at 2 years
- Speech therapy begins after palate repair (as needed)
Parent Reviews
No current reviews