I have heard of using a free flap from the forearm or leg to close a soft palate surgical wound, but I haven't heard of using hard palate tissue for the soft palate closure. There is another person who just started posting who has had soft palate surgery as part of his overall treatment. He began posting about a week ago......in either General or Introduce yourself. I have no idea whether or not his attempt to use the hard palate was a good idea. How, then, would he have planned to close the hard palate?