< Treatment Timeline My parents didn’t know I was going to be born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate, so it was obviously quite a shock when I arrived. My cleft meant that my nose and mouth (palate) hadn’t grown properly when I was developing. The first two operations as a cleft patient were before my first birthday, so I have asked my mum to shed a little light onto my journey before I start to remember it myself. She said that firstly, I had an op at three months to re