South Africa Cleft Teams
If you’re searching for a cleft team in South Africa 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.
Pretoria, South Africa Cleft Teams
University of Pretoria Oral and Dental Hospital
- Prof K-W Butöw
- Taping prior to lip repair
- Lip Repair done at 7 months/palate repair done at 5 months
- Restrictions & Requirements after repair include: No bottles, no pacifiers, the use of arm restraints, scar cream and scar massage
- Speech therapy begins after palate repair
- P-flap surgery at 4 years (if required), bone graft at 10-12 years
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