In our case, we chose to utilize primary suture with an interrupted suturing technique.
The time from birth through suturing may take 30 to 40 minutes.
The cyst should be treated like a liver-abscess, by incision through the abdominal or thoracic wall, by circumferential suturing and by exploration and drainage.
Suturing can be difficult, for the skin can be extremely fragile.
The surgeon makes an incision on each side of the cleft from the lip to the nostril, drawing the two sides of the cleft together and suturing them together.
