Immediate postoperative evaluation of the surgical wound and nutritional evolution after cheiloplasty.

Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status and behavior of the surgical wound following cheiloplasty.

Setting: Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRAC/USP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.

Participants: Forty-five nursing children aged 3 to 13 months old, either bottle-fed or spoon-fed, submitted to cheiloplasty during the study period.