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Jaw surgery: Caring for your child's mouth and teeth after the operation

Following jaw surgery, it is important to properly care for your child's teeth and mouth. Learn how to keep your child's jaw clean following jaw surgery.

Jaw surgery: Information for teens

This page explains how to get ready and what to expect when you got to the hospital for jaw surgery.

Alveolar bone graft

An alveolar bone graft operation is done to close an alveolar cleft (gap in the bone of the upper jaw). Children who had a cleft lip and palate may have an alveolar cleft.

Tonsil surgery or tonsil and adenoid surgery: Caring for your child after the operation

Tonsils and adenoids may be removed if they become enlarged. Read about surgery to remove tonsils and adenoids and how to help your child recover.

Dental care and JIA

Dental care for JIA

This page describes how arthritis can affect dental health. It also explains how your dental check-ups may change if you have arthritis. Your arthritis may also be an important consideration if you need to have dental surgery.

Tonsillectomy with obstructive sleep apnea

If tonsils become enlarged and cause obstructive sleep apnea, they may be surgically removed. Read about tonsillectomy.

Adenoid surgery: Caring for your child after the operation

Children may have their adenoids removed to relieve pressure or reduce infections. Learn about adenoid surgery and recovery following adenoid surgery.

Adenoidectomy with obstructive sleep apnea: Caring for your child after the operation

Children undergoing an adenoidectomy with obstructive sleep apnea require extra attention following surgery. Read about adenoidectomy and recovery.

Cleft palate repair

Your child will need an operation to repair their cleft palate. This page tells you about the operation and what you need to know before, during and after the operation.

Surgical procedures for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Several types of surgical procedures may be used in the treatment of JIA or JIA-related conditions. These include joint injections, joint replacement surgery, jaw surgery, cataract surgery, or glaucoma surgery.

Brachial plexus operation

A brachial plexus operation is performed to repair damaged nerves. Learn about how to prepare your child for surgery and take care of them at home.

Surgical procedures and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Pharyngeal flap pharyngoplasty

Your child has been recommended to have an operation to help correct nasal-sounding speech (hypernasality). The operation is called a pharyngeal flap pharyngoplasty.

Furlow palatoplasty

Your child has been recommended to have an operation to help correct nasal-sounding speech (hypernasality). The operation is called a Furlow palatoplasty.

Your baby's cleft lip repair

Fixing a cleft lip involves two operations. Learn about the operations and what you need to know before, during and after both surgeries.

Nasal polypectomy: Removing nasal polyps

Nasal polyps are growths in the nose that impair breathing. Learn about nasal polypectomy, the surgical removal of nasal polyps and recovery after surgery.

Enucleation: Removing your child's eye

Enucleation is surgery to remove a damaged or diseased eye. Learn about the surgery and how to care for your child afterwards.

Cleft lip and cleft palate in babies

Learn about cleft lip and cleft palate and its impact on a baby's feeding, hearing, teeth and speech.

Ureteral reimplant: Caring for your child at home

A ureteral reimplant is an operation that stops urine, or pee, from going back into the kidneys from the bladder. Learn how to care for your child at home after the procedure.

Tympanoplasty: Fixing a hole in your child's eardrum

A tympanoplasty is an operation to fix a hole in your child's eardrum. Learn about tympanoplasty and how to help your child recover from surgery.

Complications and side effects of brain tumour procedures

An in-depth look at the side effects and complications that may occur after brain surgery.

Nephrectomy: Caring for your child at home

Nephrectomy is an operation to remove one of your child's kidneys. Learn how to take care of your child at home after the operation.

Pyloromyotomy: Surgery for pyloric stenosis

Learn about pyloromyotomy, the surgical procedure for pyloric stenosis.

Pre-operative visit for heart surgery

Before your child has heart surgery, you will need to come in for a pre-operative visit. The team will assess your child's health and answer any questions you have about the operation.