Comprehensive Cleft Care: A Step-by-Step Guide to Treatment and Management

Edited by renowned experts Steven L. Goudy and Travis T. Tollefson, Complete Cleft Care is an exhaustive resource for healthcare professionals seeking to master the assessment and treatment of patients with cleft and velopharyngeal disorders.

This definitive guide covers a wide range of treatment modalities, including:

• Unilateral and bilateral cleft lip repair
• Secondary speech assessment and surgery
• Cleft rhinoplasty
• Gingivoperiosteoplasty
• Alveolar bone grafting

The book is supplemented with online videos, available at Thieme’s Media Center, which demonstrate specific techniques used in each treatment procedure. These videos provide a unique opportunity for readers to visualize and synthesize the step-by-step procedures described in the book.

The book’s key features include:

• Full-color diagrams and clinical photos that illustrate surgical approaches used to correct cleft deformities
• Treatment algorithms to guide readers in choosing the best treatment option for each clinical problem

This book serves as an indispensable how-to guide for otolaryngologists, facial plastic reconstructive surgeons, plastic surgeons, oral maxillofacial surgeons, and speech pathologists. It provides a comprehensive resource for healthcare professionals seeking to stay updated on the latest techniques and best practices in cleft and velopharyngeal disorder management.

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Product Details:

Hardcover: 228 pages
Publisher: Thieme; 1 edition (September 23, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1604068469
ISBN-13: 978-1604068467