A IMPORTÂNCIA DAS CIRURGIAS PARA CORREÇÃO DE FISSURA LABIOPALATINAS

Abstract

The cleft lips were birth defect that reach lips, palate or both. Has a varied etiology, may involve genetics and environments factors. This paper search, thru a bibliographic review, prove for the society the important of the correction cleft lips surgery for increase the patients’ quality of life and welfare, breaking the parents’ bias about the surgery. Been consulted papers found in the online databases Scholar Google, Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde and Catálogo de teses e dissertações. For the search was “Cleft Lips”, “Cleft Palate”, “Correctives Surgery”, “Treatments”, were utilized for the research with date between 2015 to 2021, and encompass papers in Portuguese. The classification more utilized in the Brazil of the Spina, that divide the clefts in 4 groups, pursuant the region of the lesion. The cleft’s surgery treatment quest brings back anatomy, function and esthetic, duty start as soon as possible due to problems that may occur in speech, hearing and cognition. The dentist take part in the rehab that happen since the patient’s born until the final growth stage. The first surgery carry out is the lips corrective which is realized up to age of 3 months, and the palate surgery happen between the 9 to 12 months of life, what might change in agreement with the rehabilitation specialist center. Beyond the others surgeries for different changes, as nasal, functionals and aesthetic operations which are realized between 16 to 18 years old. In conclusion then that cleft lips surgery is the extreme important for improvement in the patient and family’s life quality in the by and large.