Pre-Surgery Pics

2 1/2 months old
He has his orthodontic plate in, this helps to close the cleft in his gum, brings his lip line together and later they added a nasal stent to help form the nostril shape. The tape on his face is to hold it in his mouth. This all helps to prepare for a better result from surgery.





2 weeks old
Lachie is wearing his Pavlic harness to correct displacia of the hips... translation... He had dislocating hips. All better now!

3 1/2 months old
Still got frogs' legs from the harness... If you look closely you can see the stent in his nose. His nostril shape looks better.
















5 1/2 months old... Lachie loves to chew on his feet! Maybe we need leg splints as well as arm splints to keep things out of his mouth post surgery!