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Little is known about the psychological experience of this decision-making process, which is often their first opportunity to make surgical choices independently. This study aimed to explore the experiences of adults with CL\/P making decisions about lip and\/or nose surgery to alter their appearance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A qualitative study was conducted.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Setting<\/jats:italic>\n                      : A regional cleft service in the United Kingdom.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Participants<\/jats:italic>\n                      : A total of 12 adults (9 women, 3 men), ranging from 20 to 61 years, had either decided to pursue surgery, were in the process of deciding to pursue surgery, or had lip and\/or nose surgery in the previous 6 months to alter their appearance.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Main Outcome Measures<\/jats:italic>\n                      : Semi-structured interviews were completed with all participants either via video (N\u2009=\u200910) or telephone (N\u2009=\u20092), along with a demographic questionnaire to provide contextual information for findings.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Three themes were created during inductive-deductive thematic analysis: legacy of adversity (implicit and explicit shaping how participants viewed themselves), conflict driven by fear and emotional investment (related to uncertain outcomes, dual experiences, and identity erasure), and taking back control of decisions (pragmatically and by taking ownership, which was not without challenge).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    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