I have a unilateral cleft lip. The next surgery I plan to do (US based) involves rhinoplasty in raising my left nostril as well as lip revision. I'm looking for some insurance companies known to cover this. I'm from the Caribbean and some local insurance providers isn't known to cover this so please keep in my mind that the insurance should be covered globally. Also, do you have to fight in making a claim for coverage or is it easily granted? Thank you.
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It is certainly possible to undergo cleft palate surgery when one is an adult. We have performed on even older patients. However, it is important to know that most likely perfect speech if that is an issue will not be achieved. It would be extraordinarily difficult with a completely repaired and...
The problem you raise is a subtle but significant problem. Lifting the lip as part of a cleft lip revision is tricky to do well. I've done quite a lot of them. It would be best to have you evaluated in person in order to get the 3 dimensional shape of your lip. The recovery depends on the...
Without photos an opinion is impossible. Your description sounds pretty typical though and likely to be able to be improved with our routine approaches.
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