Alberta Cleft Teams
If you’re searching for a cleft team in Alberta Canada 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.
Calgary, AB Cleft Teams
- Dr. Jocelyn Dilay
- 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: Use of arm restraints and scar massage
- Bone graft from hip to gum line between ages 7 & 10
*Dr. Dilay has been awesome about explaining all the details of each procedure and explaining any options we have.
*Our team has been very patient & thorough and are very accommodating since we live hours away and I often call to ask questions.
- Dr. Donald F. McPhalen
- NAM and/or Taping prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done at 3-6 months/palate repair done at 12 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: No bottles, no pacifiers, the use of arm restraints, nose stents, recommends scar cream and scar massage
- Bone graft from hip to gum line between ages 7 & 10
*”Dr. McPhalen is a wonderful surgeon and very good with our daughter. He is very gentle and takes amazing preoperative and postoperative care!!”
Edmonton, AB Cleft Teams
- Dr. Jaret Olson
- 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: No pacifiers, use of arm restraints and scar massage
- Speech therapy begins at 12 months
- Bone graft 7-9
Currently no reviews
- Dr. Gordon Wilkes
- NAM and/or taping technique prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done at 3-4 months/palate repair done at 9-10 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: Use of arm restraints and scar massage
- Speech therapy begins at 12 months
- Pharyngeal flap surg between ages 4-5 for speech if needed. Bone graft 7-9
*He has many many years of experience and did an absolute amazing repair on our daughter who had bilateral cleft lip. We did not use nasal stents on our nam and we did not stretch her columnella and her repair turned out beautiful.
*Very nice and kind man, one of the best surgeons in North America. Excellent result.
*Our cleft team is very patient and have been great help for us through our journey. We already have a plan for speech therapy
*They are always there, children get into specialists fast, they book all the appointments, very knowledgeable and supportive.