Shah, GunjanMistry, MitulPandit, Jolly2017-01-192017-01-192014-01Shah Gunjan, Mistry Mitul, Pandit Jolly. The Use of Buccal Fat Pad (BFP) As a Pedicled Graft for Cleft Palate Repair. GCSMC Journal of Medical Sciences. 2014 Jan-June. 3(1): 73-74.http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/182119Background: Cleft palate is a congenital anomaly leading to physical, social and psychological deficits. Early repair before child start speaking is ideal. Many patients especially with wide clefts may develop lateral fistula as a complication of surgery. Buccal Fat Pad is versatile tissue which can be used for closure of lateral fistulas at time of palatoplasty. Patients & methods: 3 cases of isolated cleft palate are presented that were operated for cleft palate repair. Results: All patients had uneventful recovery and satisfactory healing. Speech results are also favorable. Conclusion: Use of BFP is versatile and easy method with no donor site deformity and minimal complications.We recommend use of BFP for cleft palate repair.enBuccal Fat PadCleft Palate RepairLangenback's V-Y pushback palatoplastyArticle