This page lists the plastic & reconstructive surgery hospitals in our directory offering Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery in Chennai, India, including Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, SIMS Hospital and others. Each listing links through to the hospital's full profile page.
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Top Hospitals for Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery in Chennai, India
🇮🇳 Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road
Patients considering cleft lip and palate surgery can be cared for by Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing cleft lip and palate surgery.
🇮🇳 Gleneagles Global Hospital
Patients considering cleft lip and palate surgery can be cared for by Gleneagles Global Hospital's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Gleneagles Global Hospital, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing cleft lip and palate surgery.
🇮🇳 Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre
Patients considering cleft lip and palate surgery can be cared for by Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, accredited by NABH, NABL, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing cleft lip and palate surgery.
🇮🇳 SIMS Hospital
Patients considering cleft lip and palate surgery can be cared for by SIMS Hospital's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. SIMS Hospital, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing cleft lip and palate surgery.
🇮🇳 Sankara Nethralaya
Patients considering cleft lip and palate surgery can be cared for by Sankara Nethralaya's care team in Nungambakkam, Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Sankara Nethralaya, accredited by NABH, NABL, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing cleft lip and palate surgery.
🇮🇳 Apollo First Med Hospitals, Kilpauk
Patients considering cleft lip and palate surgery can be cared for by Apollo First Med Hospitals, Kilpauk's care team in Kilpauk, Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Apollo First Med Hospitals, Kilpauk, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing cleft lip and palate surgery.
🇮🇳 MIOT International
Patients considering cleft lip and palate surgery can be cared for by MIOT International's care team in Manapakkam, Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. MIOT International, accredited by NABH, NABL, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing cleft lip and palate surgery.
🇮🇳 MGM Healthcare
Patients considering cleft lip and palate surgery can be cared for by MGM Healthcare's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. MGM Healthcare, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing cleft lip and palate surgery.
Top Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons in Chennai, India
FeaturedDr. Arvind Maharaj P M
- 10+ years of experience in Cosmetic & Plastic Surgeon
- Consultant Cosmetic & Plastic Surgeon, Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai, Perumbakkam — Present
- Senior Plastic Surgeon, Apollo Cosmetic Clinic, MRC Nagar, Chennai
- Hair Transplantation (FUE and FUT)
- Rhinoplasty (Nose Reshaping)
- Breast Augmentation and Breast Reduction
- Liposuction and Body Contouring
- Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)
Dr. Chepauk Ramesh
- 30+ years of experience in Cosmetic & Plastic Surgeon
- Senior Consultant, Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery at Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai — Present
- Over 30 years of clinical experience in cosmetic and reconstructive surgical practice
- Rhinoplasty (Nose Reshaping)
- Facelift (Rhytidectomy)
- Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery)
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Reduction
Dr. Ganapathy Krishnan
- 27+ years of experience in Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon
- Senior Consultant, Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery, Apollo Hospitals Greams Road, Chennai, Present
- Consultant Surgeon, Apollo Speciality Hospitals Vanagaram, Chennai, Present
- Primary and revision rhinoplasty
- SMAS facelift and mini-facelift
- Breast augmentation with implants
- Breast reduction and lift
- Autologous breast reconstruction
How we selected these hospitals
A hospital appears on this page when Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery is among its listed specialties and it is located in Chennai, India. Hospitals are not ranked by a proprietary "best" score — the order follows the listed rating (highest first), the same field shown on each hospital's profile.
How to Select the Best Hospital for Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery in Chennai, India?
Choosing the right hospital for cleft lip and palate surgery is one of the most important decisions in your treatment journey. A few factors are worth weighing before you decide:
International Accreditation
Look for a hospital with international accreditation such as JCI or NABH — see the accreditation badges shown for each hospital below.
Specialization
Check that the hospital's listed specialties actually include plastic & reconstructive surgery rather than only general care.
Capacity and Track Record
Bed count and year established (shown below for each hospital) are a reasonable proxy for scale and operating experience.
Transparent Costs
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Understanding Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery
Cleft lip and palate surgery is a staged reconstructive procedure that corrects congenital orofacial clefts, restoring normal facial anatomy, speech function, and airway patency with reported success rates exceeding 95% at high-volume centers.
Clinical Overview
- Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common congenital craniofacial anomalies worldwide, occurring in approximately 1 in 700 live births globally.
- A cleft lip results from incomplete fusion of the medial nasal and maxillary processes during the 4th–7th weeks of embryogenesis, producing a unilateral or bilateral gap in the upper lip that may extend through the alveolar ridge.
- Cleft palate, which can occur independently or in combination with cleft lip, arises from failure of the palatine shelves to fuse between weeks 8 and 12, disrupting the separation of the oral and nasal cavities.
Who is a Candidate?
- Infants and children with confirmed unilateral or bilateral cleft lip (with or without cleft palate), isolated cleft palate, or submucous cleft palate
- Patients with incomplete or unsatisfactory prior cleft repairs seeking revision surgery (secondary or tertiary repair)
- Adolescents and adults with residual deformities, velopharyngeal incompetence (VPI), alveolar bone defects, or cleft-associated dentofacial dysplasia requiring orthognathic correction
- Patients with syndromic clefting (e.g., Van der Woude syndrome, 22q11.2 deletion/DiGeorge syndrome, Pierre Robin sequence) who have been evaluated by a geneticist and cleared for staged surgical intervention
Required Pre-operative Diagnostics and Assessments:
Full details →Treatment Options & Approaches
- Cleft lip and palate correction follows a rigorously staged protocol, with each operative phase employing specific, validated surgical techniques selected according to cleft morphology, patient age, and surgeon expertise.
Recovery
- PRE-OPERATIVE PHASE (Weeks 1–4 before surgery):
Risks to be aware of
- Cleft lip and palate surgery is generally safe at accredited centers with experienced craniofacial teams, but carries specific risks that patients and families must understand.
- Anesthetic risk is the primary concern in infants, particularly those with Pierre Robin sequence, Treacher Collins syndrome, or other conditions associated with mandibular hypoplasia and difficult intubation; all candidate patients undergo thorough pre-anesthetic airway assessment and have a plan for difficult airway management including fiberoptic bronchoscopy availability.
Why GAF Healthcare
- GAF Healthcare provides end-to-end, non-medical logistical support for international patients traveling to India or the UAE for cleft lip and palate surgery, ensuring that families can focus entirely on their child's care.
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This page lists 8 accredited plastic & reconstructive surgery hospitals in Chennai, India, so you can compare accreditation, specialties and bed capacity in one place.
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