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Procedures and treatments

Preparing a child for a procedure or treatment can be an anxious occasion. Great Ormond Street Hospital have produced a number of factsheets to help explain what will happen and what to expect.

More information to support your procedure or treatment at GOSH

Food suggestions following cleft surgery

After cleft surgery, it is advisable to have a sloppy or soft diet for the first two weeks. Your child will find this more comfortable and it will reduce the risk of damage to the repair. Your child should be able to build up to their normal diet by the t

Footwear for children and young people with osteogenesis imperfecta

Wearing suitable footwear is important for children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). This information from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) gives advice on buying shoes if your child has OI.

Fronto-orbital remodelling

Fronto-orbital remodelling is an operation to reshape the bones at the front of the skull and above the eye sockets to correct an abnormal head shape. It also enlarges the space within the skull to allow the brain to grow and develop and is used to treat

Full thickness bowel biopsy

A full thickness bowel biopsy is a procedure carried out at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to take a section of bowel for examination under a microscope. It may be suggested as part of investigation of bowel dysfunction.

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

This page explains about functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure.