Protocols in Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment: Systematic Review

Table 1

Treatment modalities in the management of unilateral cleft lip and palate which are often based on chronologic age.

Timing	Procedure
After 16 weeks of pregnancy	Cleft lip diagnosis by ultrasound images (palate is more difficult to acquire) [9]
Prenatal	Discussion with a craniofacial surgeon [10]
	Consultation with a geneticist/dysmorphologist [10]
Neonatal	If the child has cleft palate, specialized nipples and bottles are necessary to improve feeding after birth [11]
12 weeks of age	Cleft lip repair [12]
6–12 months of age	Cleft palate one-stage repair with intravelar veloplasty [13]
5 years	Secondary rhinoplasty [14]