Lip Reconstruction - Cleft Lip
Summary of surgery
TIME
1 - 4h
ANESTHESIA
Local
HOSPITALIZATION
Ambulatory
RECOVERY
2 Weeks
Video subtitled in English
The lip reconstruction that we perform at Clínica Sanza in Barcelona requires a specific assessment of each person’s problem in order to find the most appropriate therapeutic option for each particular case.
Clínica Sanza in Barcelona, is a reference center in the treatment of lip reconstruction.
Book a visit
You can do it in 3 ways:
– Free on-site visit: Call +34 932066540 from Monday to Thursday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
– Free on-site visit with IMMEDIATE booking: For booking outside office hours. We charge 60 € on your card to avoid false bookings. It is refunded on the day you come to the consultation.
– ONLINE Visit: Video conference using whatsapp or Zoom. Cost of 60 € non-refundable. When booking indicate in the comments that you want videoconferencing and not on-site.
Book a visit
You can do it in 3 ways:
– Free on-site visit: Call +34 932066540 from Monday to Thursday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
– Free on-site visit with IMMEDIATE booking: For booking outside office hours. We charge 60 € on your card to avoid false bookings. It is refunded on the day you come to the consultation.
– ONLINE Visit: Video conference using whatsapp or Zoom. Cost of 60 € non-refundable. When booking indicate in the comments that you want videoconferencing and not on-site.
WHERE DO WE OPERATE?
At Clínica Sanza we rely on the Sagrat Cor Hospital, part of the Quirónsalud group, to perform our surgical procedures.
Its prestige, facilities, medical and healthcare staff, as well as its technology are a guarantee.
BARCELONA: A HEALTH HUB
Do you want to know why it is worth coming to Barcelona for plastic surgery and why so many people come from abroad?
WE ORGANIZE EVERYTHING FOR YOU
Your trip, your flight, your operation, your transfer and your hotel with our support agency. We work with the best travel agencies worldwide.
PATIENT PROFILE
People, generally infants, with cleft lip, or who present a malformation due to genetic or traumatic causes such as tumors, accidents, scars, burns, etc.
PROCEDURE
Being a malformation that usually occurs in newborns, cleft lip surgery will be performed at an early age and can be very variable depending on the affected areas: lip; lip and palate, or lip, palate and nose. It also depends on whether it is unilateral or bilateral.
Due to these varying degrees of complexity, it is sometimes necessary to perform the procedure in one, two or three stages.
DURATION OF THE INTERVENTION
- From 1 to 4 hours, depending on the case
PROTOCOL
Preoperative
- Evaluation of the area to determine the adequacy of the treatment.
- Follow specific guidelines determined by the doctor
- CBC and tests on cardiac and respiratory status
Anesthesia
- Local and sedation if desired
Hospitalization
- Ambulatory
Postoperative
- Medication if required
- Mandatory check-ups after a few days, a few weeks and a few months, according to prescription
Convalescence
- Variable, on a case-by-case basis
RESULTS
- Very rewarding
- Restoration of the natural look
- Improvement of the patient’s psychological profile and self-esteem.
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
- Medium intervention
LEVEL OF RISK
- Medium-high, depending on the degree of deformity
- Risks inherent to the procedure: care of the mucosal stitches
- Risks of any operation: bleeding, infection, impaired healing
BEFORE/AFTER PHOTOS
