Pennsylvania Cleft Teams
If you’re searching for a cleft team in Pennsylvania 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.
Danville PA Cleft Teams
- Dr. Joseph DeSantis
- Taping prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done at 3 months/palate repair done between 9-12 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: No bottle, no pacifier, use of arm restraints and scar massage
- Lip and nose revision around age 5
*Our surgeon has been really amazing so far. First, the surgery went well, and he has been completely thorough with answering our questions, following up with us personally, and giving us great detail in what we can expect. Even during appointments that stated he wouldn’t be there (PA only), he has shown up to see if we needed anything, to check on Sam, etc. Overall a great experience.
*So far, we are pleased. We have really only had the lip repair done so far though, so can’t fully comment on the other aspects yet.
- Dr. Christian Kauffman
- Taping prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done between 3-5 months/palate repair done between 9-12 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: No bottle, no pacifier, use of arm restraints, scar cream and scar massage
- Lip and nose revision around age 5
*He takes care of them like they are his children! Very kind and understanding! Great bed side manners. The whole team is amazing! He dose amazing work!! I am very happy he is my sons surgeon!
Lancaster PA Cleft Teams
- Dr. Dave Leber
- No Pre-Surgical technique prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done at 3 months/palate repair done at 18 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: Use of arm restraints
- Bone graft for Alveolar ridge around age 8. Revisions when needed
*Always professional, on top of everything. Rated one of the the best cleft clinics on the east coast. They are very particular about their plastic surgeons!
- Dr. Donald Mackay
- Taping prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done at 10 weeks (10bls)/palate repair done at 12 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: Recommends scar massage
- Bone graft for Alveolar ridge around age 8. Revisions when needed
*We love our sons team. They did such an amazing job with his lip/nose. They are all very friendly and reassuring.
- Dr. Thomas D. Samson
- No pre-surgical technique prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done at 3 months/palate repair done at 12 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: Recommends scar massage
Currently no parent reviews
Philadelphia PA Cleft Teams
- Dr. Oksana Jackson
- NAM and/or taping prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done at 3-4 months/palate repair done between 9-12 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: No bottle, no pacifier, use of arm restraints and scar massage
- Speech therapy begins at 6 months
- Lip and nose revision around age 5, bone graft around age 7
*Great surgeons and staff, could easily get a hold of the right person when needed. They also have other teams evaluate for speech, orthodontics, genetics, etc. I thought it was very well-rounded.
- Dr. David Low
- NAM and/or taping prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done at 3-4 months/palate repair done between 9-12 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: No pacifier, use of arm restraints, scar cream and scar massage
- Speech therapy begins at 6 months
- Lip and nose revision around age 5, bone graft around age 7
*Great surgeons and staff, could easily get a hold of the right person when needed. They also have other teams evaluate for speech, orthodontics, genetics, etc. I thought it was very well-rounded.
- Dr. Jesse Taylor
- NAM and/or taping prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done at 3-4 months/palate repair done between 9-12 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: No pacifier and use of arm restraints
- Speech therapy begins at 6 months
- Lip and nose revision around age 5, bone graft around age 7
*Great surgeons and staff, could easily get a hold of the right person when needed. They also have other teams evaluate for speech, orthodontics, genetics, etc. I thought it was very well-rounded.
Pittsburgh PA Cleft Teams
- Dr. Bernard Costello
- NAM, Taping or Lip Adhesion prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done between 3-6 months/palate repair done between 9-14 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: No bottle, no pacifier, use of arm restraints and nose stents and recommends scar massage
- Speech therapy begins at 18 months
- Additional Surgeries include: Alveolar bone grafting between 7 and 10 years of age depending on dental development, Jaw surgery when skeletally mature if needed, Final lip and nose reconstruction when growth is complete, Speech surgery when there is an issue, Lip and nose revisions whenever an issue is present
*Dr. Costello did an amazing job with his lip/nose and palate repair. He did so well that our son probably won’t need to have a revision when he is school aged.
*The team is amazing and answer any questions that we have. Very good scheduling and the surgeon did an amazing repair on our son.
*My son was born with a unilateral cleft lip and Dr.Costello did a great job on my sons lip. They let my son take his prayer cloth back to surgery with him.
- Dr. Joseph E. Losee
- NAM, Taping or Lip Adhesion prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done between 3-6 months/palate repair done between 9-14 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: No bottle, no pacifier, use of arm restraints and nose stents and recommends scar massage
- Speech therapy begins at 18 months
- Additional Surgeries include: Alveolar bone grafting between 7 and 10 years of age depending on dental development, Jaw surgery when skeletally mature if needed, Final lip and nose reconstruction when growth is complete, Speech surgery when there is an issue, Lip and nose revisions whenever an issue is present
Currently no reviews
- Dr. Lorelei Grunwaldt
- NAM, Taping or Lip Adhesion prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done between 3-6 months/palate repair done between 9-14 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: No bottle, no pacifier, use of arm restraints and nose stents and recommends scar massage
- Speech therapy begins at 18 months
- Additional Surgeries include: Alveolar bone grafting between 7 and 10 years of age depending on dental development, Jaw surgery when skeletally mature if needed, Final lip and nose reconstruction when growth is complete, Speech surgery when there is an issue, Lip and nose revisions whenever an issue is present
Currently no reviews
- Dr. Jesse Goldstein
- NAM, Taping or Lip Adhesion prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done between 3-6 months/palate repair done between 9-14 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: No bottle, no pacifier, use of arm restraints and nose stents and recommends scar massage
- Speech therapy begins at 18 months
- Additional Surgeries include: Alveolar bone grafting between 7 and 10 years of age depending on dental development, Jaw surgery when skeletally mature if needed, Final lip and nose reconstruction when growth is complete, Speech surgery when there is an issue, Lip and nose revisions whenever an issue is present
Currently no reviews