Long-term results of 2-flap palatoplasty.

The 2-flap palatoplasty is a single-stage surgical procedure described more than 35 years ago. There are few reports in the literature describing longitudinal speech results for either a single surgeon or a single surgical technique. This paper presents speech outcomes spanning the 28 years that Dr.

Two-flap palatoplasty: 20-year experience and evolution of surgical technique.

Background: The two-flap palatoplasty was described more than 30 years ago, but there are few reports of long-term results using this technique. There are also very few long-term series of a single method of palatoplasty from a single surgeon.

Methods: The authors reviewed the technique of the two-flap palatoplasty, with emphasis on the senior author's (K.