Cleft Palate Repair Postoperative Management: Current Practices in the United States.
Thomas J SitzmanErik M VerheyRichard E KirschnerSarah Hatch PollardAdriane L BaylisKathy L Chapmannull nullPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2022)
Surgeons broadly agree on diet restrictions and the use of elbow immobilizers or mittens following palate repair. Almost all other aspects of postoperative management, including the type and duration of diet restriction as well as the duration of immobilizer use, are highly individualized.