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too young for pharyngeal flap surgery?

Posted by susan on 5/13/2008, 12:12 am
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Hi, my daughter had cleft palate surgery at 1 yr. old. Her videofluroscopy test, at 2 1/2 yrs old, shows she needs pharyngeal flap surgery. Our doctor plans to perform it in the next couple of months. She will be 3 yrs. old in September. I am afraid the surgery is being scheduled too soon. Everything I read shows children getting this surgery at 5 - 8 years of age. Is it bad to do the surgery so early? Can anyone tell me about their experience with this or any other similar velopharyngeal surgery?

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too young for pharyngeal flap surgery? - susan 5/13/2008, 12:12 am
- Re: too young for pharyngeal flap surgery? - Dawn 5/17/2008, 4:41 pm
  - Re: too young for pharyngeal flap surgery? - greg b 7/6/2008, 7:59 pm
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--Previous Message-- : Hi, my daughter had cleft palate surgery at 1 : yr. old. Her videofluroscopy test, at 2 1/2 : yrs old, shows she needs pharyngeal flap : surgery. Our doctor plans to perform it in : the next couple of months. She will be 3 : yrs. old in September. I am afraid the : surgery is being scheduled too soon. : Everything I read shows children getting : this surgery at 5 - 8 years of age. Is it : bad to do the surgery so early? Can anyone : tell me about their experience with this or : any other similar velopharyngeal surgery? :

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