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My son had a cleft lip/cleft palate repair. how long until it goes back to normal?
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Depends: Depends on the extend of the necessary repair. Ask the surgeon that did the repair.
Answered 3/28/2013
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Depends: Are talking about the immediate effects of surgery? (swelling, pain, etc.) or are you asking about normal appearance and function (i.e. Looking like someone without a cleft?). Your child will always have scars from the repair. Unusually the short-term effects of the surgery go away in a week or two.
Answered 6/14/2018
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