OBJECTIVETo explore an effective method to diagnose and treat the congenital recessive cleft palate.

METHODSFor the treatment of congenital recessive cleft palate, an operation was designed to recover the anatomic length and function mobility of the soft palate. The operation procedure includes incising vertically the midline mucous membrane of the soft palate, creating and pushing back the mucosal flap of the hard palate, making Z-plasty on the nasal mucosa, reconstructing the sling of the levator veli palatini muscle and repairing the palatal defects with the buccinator muscularis mucosae flap. 12 cases of congenital recessive cleft palate have treated with this method.

RESULTSAll of the 12 cases obtained good results. Their pronunciation improved obviously.

CONCLUSIONThe method is effective for diagnosis and treatment of congenital recessive palate, which is worthy of further application.