Update on Cleft appt

Well consult appt went pretty good today! Basically we don't have to come back til she's three. Then the plastic surgeon will evaluate her lip and hole in her "gumline". There is scar tissue that is forming and if he thinks it's worse, then he might do something but thinks her scar look good. Said it would even go down more than what it is since it hasn't even been a year since surgery. If he feels something needs to be done with that, then that will be done in a year and half or so. If not, then I guess appts once a year til her front teeth fall out and come back in, Then there will be braces to spread out her teeth bc they think there are two teeth that never formed, so they have to make room for them to be put in. THey said her mouth has alot of space which is good for what they have to do. Then once they are separated how they want, they will do bone graft, then braces again and then that's when they will for sure fix the hole (if not already fixed) and her nose. He said the won't fix her nose before the bone is in there because it wouldn't help. Really doing anything wouldn't help until the bone is there because it's kinda like building a house with concrete on one side and sand on the other...it's going to slant. So, once that's done, then all her surgeries will be done then. They try to do the least surgeries possible! So, until she's 6-9, we probably won't have anything done, unless, like I said, at her 3 yr he thinks some "repair" needs to be done. So I'm happy with this! Just wanted to let you guys know. Oh there were about 15 ppl in there too!!! She did great!!!