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Incisions are made on either side of the cleft and specialized flap techniques are used to reposition the tissues of the hard and soft palate. The hospital stay is usually 1 to 3 days. Dr Patrick Byrne Patient Cleft Lip Repair Cleft Lip And Palate Cleft Lip Cleft Palate Your child s cleft palate surgery will be done under general anesthesia an es theez ya which means that he or she will be sound asleep during the surgery. Cleft palate surgery . The goal of cleft palate surgery is to fix the roof of the mouth so that your child can eat and talk normally. The only way to repair a cleft palate is by surgery. The repair of a cleft palate requires careful repositioning of tissue and muscles to close the cleft and rebuild the roof of the mouth. The incomplete formation of the upper lip cleft lip or roof of the mouth cleft palate can occur individually or both defects may occur together. Cleft palate repair is a surgery to fix a cleft or hole in the palate or the roof of the mouth