Cleft Palate Repair: Furlow Palatoplasty Technique

This animation demonstrates how a cleft palate repair is performed. There are many different types of cleft palate as well as ways to fix. The animation here specifically demonstrates how a complete soft palate cleft repair is performed using a Furlow palatoplasty technique (double opposing z-plasty). This video is meant for educational purposes for patients and families.

Cleft lip repair animation can be watched here:

Video produced by Dr. Chris Chang:

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[sarahjaneboquila]

My Baby is undergo already in a surgery, but I wonder they remove the uvula.. My baby has uvula but it's cleft diveded in two.. Why they remove the uvula? Is it OK that they remove it? PLss answer me..