My 20 days old baby have incomplete bilateral cleft lip alone. Can you say how many hours the operation takes and what is the period of recovery. Now she is in breast feed. How to feed after operation?

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Most plastic surgeons believe that the ideal patient age for undergoing cleft palate repair surgery is between 6 to 18 months of age (though the favored age for cleft lip repair is generally much earlier, at about 10 to 12 weeks old). This surgery usually takes between 2 to 6 hours, depending on the type of cleft palate repair your child needs. Usually babies require several days of close monitoring after surgery. Recovery usually requires several weeks of special care.  

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