Thermographic analysis of postoperative changes in the nasal breathing efficiency in infants and young children with unilateral cleft lip.

The results of our study constitute a novel and promising avenue of investigation into the breathing function in infants and young children prior to and after their surgery for unilateral cleft lip. The adaptation of our technique to the conditions of a pediatric hospital will make it a safe and informative tool for noninvasive diagnosing the respiratory function in infants in the early postoperative period.