Unfortunately, the dissolvable sutures that Dr. Sargent placed on Monday, August 25th have ruptured and Anna's skin above the lip repair is no longer intact. We knew that there was a good chance that this could take place because the skin was so tight once he had sewn the lip and gum in place. This can take place when a child has as severe a case as Anna's bilateral cleft lip.
We did not realize that the sutures had actually ruptured until the dermabond glue adhesive covering the sutures dissolved and fell off on Friday, August 29. We have talked to the surgeon on call and there is nothing we can do until we can call Dr. Sargent's office on Tuesday and have him see her. We are trying to just keep the area clean and free of infection. We are uncertain whether Dr. Sargent will be able to restitch the area or whether we will have to let the area heal until a procedure can be performed at a later time. This is all uncharted territory for us...please pray for Anna that she continues to go without pain and that the surgeon is able to make the best repair possible with what he has there to work with. We will let you know if we are looking at another surgical procedure due to this incident. Our palate repair is scheduled to take place on December 3, 2008, but this date could change now...we will not know until we consult with Dr. Sargent.
It has been a long few days. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers and will keep you posted this next week.
Sheri
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