Pregnancy
Informing the family: Plastic Surgery, Orthodontics (if necessary)
Month 0-1:
Plastic surgery examination
If there is concomitant lower jaw retardation that makes breathing and feeding difficulties (eg Pierre-Robin syndrome), this situation is corrected by early surgical interventions.
Orthodontic first assessment
Evaluation of hearing (audiology): Newborn hearing screening must be done in the hospital they were born. If they has not been screened, they must be evaluated in any healthcare organization where hearing screening is available.
Pediatric Cardiology Examination
Genetic Examination
Nutrition Education
Months 1-4:
Nutritional advice (team and healthy child)
If the infant received orthodontic treatment before, taking orthodontic measurement during the repairment
Months 5-9:
Evaluation of language and speech development and family counseling before palate surgery
Evaluation of pediatric and neurological development by the plastic surgeon and consultation if necessary
Cleft palate repaie
ENT examination for tube application that may be required during repair
Postoperative nutritional education by nurse
Months 10-18:
General Plastic Surgery Examination
Evaluation of hearing
Evaluation of speech-language development
General developmental assessment (Neurology, Psychiatry, Social pediatrics)
Monitoring of dental health (Pedodontics)
Months 19-24:
General Plastic Surgery Examination
ENT examination
Age 2-3:
General Plastic Surgery Examination
Evaluation of hearing
Evaluation of speech-language development
Age 3-4:
General Plastic Surgery Examination
Evaluation of speech-language development
Evaluation of tooth development (Pedodontics)
Preschool psychosocial evaluation (psychologist)
Age 5-6:
General Plastic Surgery Examination
The planning of required surgical treatments
Evaluation of speech
Evaluation of hearing
Orthodontic examination
Evaluation of tooth development (Pedodontics)
Age 7-12:
General Plastic Surgery Examination
Evaluation of patients in terms of sleep apnea
Starting orthodontic treatment if necessary
Evaluation of speech
Planning and implementation of surgical interventions for speech disorders
Age 13-16:
General Plastic Surgery Examination
Monitoring of chin and face development and planning orthognathic surgery if necessary
Evaluation of speech and implementation of surgical interventions for speech disorders
Age 16-18:
Orthognathic surgery application if there is upper jaw retardation and malocclusion
Evaluation of speech and implementation of surgical interventions for speech disorders
