Huay-Zong Law, MD

Huay-Zong Law, MD Dr. Huay-Zong Law is a plastic surgeon serving the Dallas, Plano, Frisco, and neighboring areas.

He specializes in pediatric and adult reconstruction, including cleft, craniofacial, trauma, and microsurgery.

01/08/2026

On-table cleft lip and nasal repair result.

We see adult patients who did not have any nasal repair as an infant, and the typical appearance can already be seen here.

The septum - the wall in the middle of the nose - is pulled over to the non-cleft side where it is seen at the front, and then it usually follows the cleft over towards the cleft side deeper inside.

The result is more resistance, worse sleep, more fatigue, and asymmetries that can be much more difficult to work on later on, if nothing was done from the get-go.

There is also slumping and collapse of the nostril rim, with asymmetry of the cartilage compared to the other side.

My current practice is to use all absorbable sutures, except for the one that holds the nasal stent/shaper in place. That one is relatively easy to remove, and by the time the babies know it is being removed, it’s already out. This process has been easier for the babies (and for me!), with less trauma physically and emotionally.
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👨‍⚕️ Dr. Huay-Zong Law
☎️ (214) 241-1997
📍 Dallas, TX
📍 Plano, TX
⁠🏥 Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon
🎓 Craniofacial Fellowship Trained

01/07/2026

Three months after cleft lip repair, this cleft cutie has stolen our hearts.⁠
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Of all patients we care for, our cleft lip and palate patients are the dearest.⁠
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Look for an updated cleft care guide from us later this year!⁠
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👨‍⚕️ Dr. Huay-Zong Law⁠
☎️ (214) 241-1997⁠
📍 Dallas, TX ⁠
📍 Plano, TX⁠
⁠🏥 Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon⁠
🎓 Craniofacial Fellowship Trained⁠
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01/06/2026

Even wider clefts are able to be repaired in a single stage with our technique.

The skin markings are a hybrid of techniques based on Millard / Noordhoff / Chang Gung / Fisher principles.

Adequate muscle release and reorientation is crucial for that Goldilocks-level of lip rotation and balance.

Scarring can be thicker and darker — especially in our darker-skinned patients (e.g., Hispanic, Asian, African-American) — and a number of scar care techniques are used as needed.
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👨‍⚕️ Dr. Huay-Zong Law⁠
☎️ (214) 241-1997⁠
📍 Dallas, TX ⁠
📍 Plano, TX⁠
⁠🏥 Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon⁠
🎓 Craniofacial Fellowship Trained⁠
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01/04/2026

I always love to see our cleft cuties feeding well and recovering so quickly after their primary lip repair!⁠
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There is usually glue and absorbable sutures that gradually make their way out, and parents are understandably anxious about how the scar and balance will turn out over time.⁠
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Here this sweet boy is a month after surgery, with the scar already maturing nicely, and the muscle and mucosa importantly aligned and redirected to minimize the notch (whistle appearance) that I work on often at the time of secondary repairs and cleft rhinoplasties for teenagers and adults.⁠
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👨‍⚕️ Dr. Huay-Zong Law⁠
☎️ (214) 241-1997⁠
📍 Dallas, TX ⁠
📍 Plano, TX⁠
⁠🏥 Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon⁠
🎓 Craniofacial Fellowship Trained⁠
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01/03/2026

"I'm actually breathing on both sides now. It's incredible to be able to do that.

"The amount of symmetry you were able to achieve really impressed me."

Function, symmetry, and balance.

I'm thankful that we are able to perform Cleft Rhinoplasty for a full range of patients, as part of our initial NAM and primary lip repair, through to adulthood.

And yes! We do work with insurance companies as these surgeries are definitely medically necessary! High-level rhinoplasty care shouldn't be limited to those who can pay cash for the surgery!
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👨‍⚕️ Dr. Huay-Zong Law
☎️ (214) 241-1997
📍 Dallas, TX
📍 Plano, TX
⁠🏥 Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon
🎓 Craniofacial Fellowship Trained
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01/01/2026

Here is one of our sweet cleft lip patients immediately before and after surgery while still asleep. ⁠
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For my unilateral lip repairs, I favor use of all absorbable sutures and skin glue, so that no stitches need to be removed from the lip at the follow-up appointment. ⁠
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Nasal stents were placed after this, and those do have one or two small sutures that are easy to remove in clinic.⁠
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👨‍⚕️ Dr. Huay-Zong Law⁠
☎️ (214) 241-1997⁠
📍 Dallas, TX ⁠
📍 Plano, TX⁠
⁠🏥 Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon⁠
🎓 Craniofacial Fellowship Trained⁠
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12/31/2025

NSFW!

K wires used to fixate cartilage grafts — one of those things I’ve read about, but every surgeon I’ve spoken with with grey hairs has told me they aren’t a great idea.

This is what can happen. This wire is sticking out the tip of her nose. Thankfully, it is something she was able to have removed in clinic.

This gave her nose a chance to heal the small wound, and to let the foundation stabilize before undergoing another rhinoplasty.
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📱 ⁠
👨‍⚕️ Dr. Huay-Zong Law⁠
☎️ (214) 241-1997⁠
📍 Dallas, TX ⁠
📍 Plano, TX⁠
⁠🏥 Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon⁠
🎓 Craniofacial Fellowship Trained⁠
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12/29/2025

"It's not a big deal to be able to breathe... but it really is a big deal. The left [nostril] especially works well."⁠
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She has a history of previous surgery but had chronic problems breathing through her nose.⁠
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Closed septorhinoplasty (*no incision* across the columella) was done. Key maneuvers included septal resection, spreader and caudal septal extension grafts, and tip sutures.⁠
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This opened and strengthened her airway. She also had more dorsal support and definition. ⁠
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👨‍⚕️ Dr. Huay-Zong Law⁠
☎️ (214) 241-1997⁠
📍 Dallas, TX ⁠
📍 Plano, TX⁠
⁠🏥 Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon⁠
🎓 Craniofacial Fellowship Trained⁠
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12/28/2025

Sagittal synostosis is when the growth plate along the midline of the top of the skull fuses prematurely.

As the brain continues to grow, but is restricted along this line, the back of the skull stays more narrow, as the front grows wider and more forward to compensate.

The back part of the skull also is shorter, and then can bulge at the back of the head with growth extending that direction as well.

The options for reconstruction include:
- strip craniectomy - removal of the affected suture - with helmet therapy afterwards
- cranial vault reconstruction - removal of either the front or back part of the cranium, splitting the bone, and rebuilding it with more space for the brain, in a more normal contour.

There are pros and cons to each option.

Before 4 months of age, generally speaking strip craniectomy is a good option to release the restriction on the brain's growth, and let the skull's volume and proportions expand more normally.

This child is seen at just 1 week, with immediate improvement seen in the skull's shape, and the child less colicky and irritable.
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👨‍⚕️ Dr. Huay-Zong Law⁠
☎️ (214) 241-1997⁠
📍 Dallas, TX ⁠
📍 Plano, TX⁠
⁠🏥 Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon⁠
🎓 Craniofacial Fellowship Trained⁠
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12/27/2025

"I'm feeling better... 110% better.

I thought I had sleep apnea. My wife tells me my snoring went away... I'm just sleeping a lot better. Now I feel more rested and just breathing a lot better.

Slow process of trying to actually breathe correctly for the first time in my life, through my nose instead of through the mouth."

The smile says it all! Nearly 100% of our cleft patients have difficulty breathing.

Factors include the septum deviating away from the cleft towards the nostrils from the asymmetric pull of the orbicularis muscle and other soft tissue attachments seen with most repairs historically. Further back, the septum follows the bone deviating and collapsing towards the cleft.

Other considerations are weak and collapsed cartilage in the middle and lower thirds of the nose, and compensatory inferior turbinate hypertrophy.

Structural rhinoplasty was performed via an open approach, with spreader grafts, lower lateral cartilage repair (with reorientation of his previous surgical repair), and septal extension graft. Turbinate outfracture and ablation is used adjunctively based on palpation and exam after correcting the deviated septum.
‭💻 lawplasticsurgery.com⁠⠀⁠
📱
👨‍⚕️ Dr. Huay-Zong Law
☎️ (214) 241-1997
📍 Dallas, TX
📍 Plano, TX
⁠🏥 Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon
🎓 Craniofacial Fellowship Trained

12/25/2025

Our cleft cuties with wider clefts are still normally able to be repaired in a single surgery, without a lip adhesion.

This may be done without taking skin from the columella as in some techniques. The backcut at the depth of the white roll seems to do well long term with the three dimensional crest of the white roll, rather than the flattening that can be seen in a typical Millard style repair as the straight scar contracts (or at least doesn’t grow as much as the surrounding tissue).

Also important is the adequate release of the muscle and reorientation of the fibers, and release of the alar base with lateral nasal wall reconstruction.

We saw him back today doing great at 1 week post-op, and can’t wait to watch him continue to thrive!⁠⁠
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📱 ⁠
👨‍⚕️ Dr. Huay-Zong Law⁠
☎️ (214) 241-1997⁠
📍 Dallas, TX ⁠
📍 Plano, TX⁠
⁠🏥 Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon⁠
🎓 Craniofacial Fellowship Trained⁠⁠
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7777 Forest Lane, Suite C-528
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75230

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