Kids who have had surgery for cleft lip/palate seem to have less visible scars than those done a generation ago.
How exactly have surgery methods improved?
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I am pretty sure results from cleft lip surgeries have been about the same for the past 30 years. 30 years (the 90s) is not that long ago. All of the techniques and instruments used today for cleft lip repair have already been invented (as far as i know). The major technique that surgeons use was invented over 50 years. Cleft lip repair is pretty technologically basic and doesn’t require any special instruments. All you need is a blade, electrocautery, and sutures, which have all existed for much greater than 30 years. Maybe it’s just anectodal from your part. Or maybe I am missing something about the history of cleft lip/palate that a craniofacial surgeon could teach us about.
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