Free Cleft Palate lip surgery: ( for Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J2b3yDloSc ) The Presentation shows the patients for free cleft palate lip surgery identified in Malur, Karnataka, India. The TCF team in synergy with Government of Karnataka, India Identifies children with facial deformities such as cleft palate, cleft lip through our mobilization camps in Taluks and villages Screens and treats them with a team of doctors and surgeons in reputed hospitals in Bangalore, India The Cleft Palate surgery treated children will be followed up for prognosis and other need based treatments such as speech therapy. Cleft palate repairs are usually done between the ages of 6 to 18 months. This is a more complicated surgery and is done when the baby is bigger and better able to tolerate the surgery. The exact timing of the surgery will be decided by your child's physician. The goal of this cleft palate surgery is to fix the roof of the mouth so that your child can eat and learn to talk normally. If you have had a child with a cleft lip or palate, you may be offered genetic counseling to find out the chances of your next child being affected. However, in most cases the most sensible approach is simply to aim to have a healthy pregnancy. Free Cleft Palate Surgery is definitive treatment and the success rate is almost certain in each case. For more information: http://trinitycarefoundation.org/freecleftpalatelipsurgery

1. Free Cleft Palate Surgery
Patient Details - Malur Camp
06/07/2013
Sponsor: Cerner India and First Hand Foundation

2. Free Cleft Palate Surgery
Name: Rudresh
Age/sex: 1 year/Male
Diagnosis:
Right Incomplete Cleft Lip
Treatment Plan:
Stage I: Cheloplasty ( Lip repair )
Follow up visit every month up to
6months with surgeon post surgery

3. Free Cleft Palate Surgery
Name: Nandita
Age/sex: 5years/Female
Diagnosis: Cleft of Soft Plate
Treatment Plan:
Stage I: Surgery Platoplasty ( Palate repair )
Follow up Visit every month up to 6 months with
surgeon
Stage II: Speech Therapy for 2 years after 3
months of Palate repair
Follow up Visit every month joint consultation with
Cleft surgeon every 4 weeks.
Stage III: Correction of residual Fistula if required
( Hole in palate )
Follow up Visit every month up to 6 months with
surgeon

4. Free Cleft Palate Surgery
Name: Anu
Age/sex: 5 years/Female
Diagnosis: Cleft Palate
Treatment Plan:
Stage I: Surgery Platoplasty ( Palate repair )
Follow up Visit every month up to 6 months with
surgeon
Stage II: Speech Therapy for 2 years after 3
months of Palate repair
Follow up Visit every month joint consultation
with Cleft surgeon every 4 weeks.
Stage III: Correction of residual Fistula if
required ( Hole in palate )
Follow up Visit every month up to 6 months with
surgeon

5. Free Cleft Palate Surgery
Name: Manjula
Age/sex: 23years/Female
Diagnosis:
1.
Protruding Pre-maxilla
2.
Bimaxillary Protrusion
3.
Secondary Lip Deformity
4.
Cleft Nasal Deformity
Treatment Plan:
Combined joint Consultation clinic with Craniofacial
Surgeon & Orthodontist
Facial Radiographs:
Digital OPG & Lateral Ceph
Stage I:
Based on Radiograph Finding & Joint clinic decision
Surgery  SABG: ( Secondary Alveolar Bone graft from hip
to fill the defect in upper jaw Right & left Side at interval of 3
months between each side surgery )
Stage II: Dental Surgeon Consultation
Complete Oral Rehabilitation i.e Teeth Cleaning, filling of
decayed teeth, removal of residual teeth or badly Broken
Teeth etc ..)

6. Free Cleft Palate Surgery
Stage III: Orthodontic treatment ( Braces )
Duration: 15 to 18 months to prepare the upper jaw
for surgery . Every month appointment for 15 to 18
months.
Stage IV: Surgery to correct jaw Deformity
(Single jaw or Double jaw surgery based on Plan )
1.
2.
3.
To push back forwardly placed pre- maxillary segment
To correct dental relationship to restore proper teeth
relation between upper and lower teeth.
To restore facial Proportions
Stage V: Secondary Lip Correction surgery
Stage VI: Nose Correction surgery ( Cleft Nasal deformity )
Stage VII: Dental Surgeon Consultation
To complete Dental treatment ie: Restoration of missing
teeth, Final cleaning and Polishing

7. Free Cleft Palate Surgery
Name: Viji
Age/sex: 14years/Female
Diagnosis:
Right Incomplete Cleft Lip
Treatment Plan:
Stage I: Cheloplasty ( Lip repair )
Follow up visit every month up to 6 months
with surgeon post surgery
Stage II: Dental treatment if patient
desires
Restoration of decayed teeth, Fillings and
teeth cleaning etc..

8. Name: Tanveer Hussain
Age/sex: 17years/ Male
Diagnosis: Cleft of Soft Plate
Treatment Plan:
Stage I: Surgery Platoplasty ( Palate repair )
Follow up visit every month up to 6 months with
surgeon
Stage II: Speech Therapy for 2 years after 3
months of Palate repair
Follow up visit every month joint
consultation with Cleft surgeon every 4 weeks.
Stage III: Correction of residual Fistula if required
( Hole in palate )
Follow up Visit every month up to 6 months with
surgeon

9. Name: Varun
Age/sex: 5 years/ Male
Diagnosis: Cleft of Soft Plate
Treatment Plan:
Stage I: Surgery Platoplasty ( Palate repair )
Follow up Visit every month up to 6 months with
surgeon
Stage II: Speech Therapy for 2 years after 3 months
of Palate repair
Follow up Visit every month joint consultation with
Cleft surgeon every 4 weeks.
Stage III: Correction of residual Fistula if required
( Hole in palate )
Follow up Visit every month up to 6 months with
surgeon

10. Name: Tejas
Age/sex: 4 years/Male
Diagnosis: Haemangioma of Left Cheek
Treatment Plan:
Local Steroid Injection
Stage I:
Injection of Steroid into the lesion in an
hospital setup. Regular follow up every
week for 6 months
Stage II:
Based on response additional 2-3 injection
at an interval of 6 weeks to reduce the size
of the deformity.
Stage III:
Residual cosmetic surgery to restore
normal facial appearance if required

11. Free Cleft Palate Surgery
Name: Amulya
Age/sex: 4 years/ Female
Diagnosis:
Tessier Facial Cleft type 7
Microtia
Treatment Plan:
Stage I: Surgery : Commisurolasty
Follow up Visit every month up to 6 months
with surgeon
Stage II: surgery : Microtia after 3 months of
first surgey
Excision of ear tags
Follow up Visit every month up to 6 months
with surgeon

12. Free Cleft Palate Surgery
Name: Afnan Pasha
Age/sex: 2 years/ Male
Diagnosis:
Cleft Palate
Treatment Plan:
Stage I: Surgery Platoplasty ( Palate repair )
Follow up Visit every month up to 6 months
with surgeon
Stage II: Speech Therapy for 2 years after 3
months of Palate repair
Follow up Visit every month joint consultation
with Cleft surgeon every 4 weeks.
Stage III: Correction of residual Fistula if
required ( Hole in palate )
Follow up Visit every month up to 6 months
with surgeon

13. Kind Attention
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All the operation will be carried out in HCG Hospital, Sampangiramnagar ,Bangalore
by Dr. Sathish M S and his teams of surgeons of TCF
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Average waiting period is around 1-2 weeks from the Date of Camp.
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Please don’t share patient information in any of the public websites unless mandatory, however it
can be circulated among Cerner employees for the purpose of fund raising. Please kindly keep TCF
updated about all the campaigns.
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Complete healing of any surgery procedure will take minimum of 90 days from the date of
operation.
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Final outcome of the surgery can be appreciated only after 3 months of surgery.
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Immediate Post surgery Photographs will be given based on requirement by Cerner Team for
purpose of records and further leading of Facial Deformity Project.
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Comprehensive follow up of all the patients and necessary post surgical care like orthodontic
treatment, speech therapy and other rehabilitation services will determined after the surgery and
TCF will keep the sponsor updated on the same.