S. G. is a 6-month-old girl who is scheduled for sequential repair of her cleft lip (cheiloplasty) and palate (palatoplasty). She has recently been adopted from China and her past medical history is unknown. S. G. is scheduled for her cleft lip repair, and Mrs. G. brings her to the same-day surgery unit the week before for her preoperative workup. As you do her workup, you recognize that care of the child with clefting uses a multidisciplinary approach.

S. G. is scheduled for her cleft lip repair, and Mrs. G. brings her to the same-day surgery unit the week before for her preoperative workup. As you do her workup, you recognize that care of the child with clefting uses a multidisciplinary approach. Discuss additional health problems for which these patients are at risk and who on the craniofacial team would address each issue: