by am » Fri Jan 16, 1998 1:47 pm
Hi Kelly, I am a 31 year old female with a bi-lateral cleft
lip and palate. I know there have been many advances in the
surgeries since I have begun this long journey. However, I would
like to recommend that you speak with a prominent surgeon that
has done amazing work for me as well as the infants and children
that come to him. He is the head of the Cleft Palate Center of
New York University (NYC)and his name is Dr. Court Cutting.
Perhaps he can help some. My surgeries when I was an infant were
done in MANY stages (closing one side of the lip, another surgery
for the other side, etc.), so it took pretty darn long. The
surgeon who worked on my as a child up to adulthood is Dr. Milton
Tuerk in Patchogue, New York. Sorry I don't have the phone
numbers on hand. I can get them for you if you need. Also, a
great book to get is "The Cleft Palate Story" by Samuel
Berkowitz. Hope this helps some.
Am