The Burden of Nasoalveolar Molding

Over the last 3 years, a shift at our institution has taken place in which patients originally designated for nasoalveolar molding (NAM) as an adjunct to cleft lip repair (repair after 3 months) have instead undergone early cleft lip repair (ECLR) (2-5 weeks of life) without NAM. After implementing the ECLR program at CHLA, only a small subset of patients still undergo NAM with the standard surgical timing of repair. The financial and social impact of this potential paradigm shift has not been studied.
Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research