Abstract
The authors describe their multidisciplinary approach to cleft lip and palate repair. The preoperative treatment is performed only in a few selected cases. The lip is operated on at 3 months of age with a periosteal flap, slightly modifying Skoog's technique. The cleft palate is closed at 18 months (Langenbeck method). The orthodontic treatment is undertaken at 6 or 7 years. 45 cases are periodically investigated (casts, masks, X-ray, cephalo-grams, records, films). Our follow-up covers a range of 9 years. Results are satisfactory.