“…Although satisfactory speech results have been described with such surgical interventions, 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 some factors (e.g., types of previously performed palatine surgeries, presence of scarring on the palate, and medium or large velopharyngeal gap) limit the applicability of double reverse z-plasty or intravelar veloplasty to a small number of patients. 3 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 …”