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What is cleft lip?
What, essentially, cleft lip? Or the palate? Both are congenital (present at birth) that occur when the tissue that forms the palate (or roof of the mouth), and the upper lip do not join before birth. The same may be a small cut on his lip a much deeper groove extending from the lip to the palate and nose. Cleft lip often accompanies cleft palate, ie with a cleft palate that connects the mouth to the nasal cavity. They affect not only the physical appearance of the baby, but their ability to feed and then speak. It also increases the chances of ear infections.
Do you know why they occur? Usually due to inherited genetic problems, although other causes such as drugs or medications during pregnancy, and contact with virus or toxins in the period. Read the rest of this entry »
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Your child has a cleft lip? Early surgery is the best solution
Sure you love your child with all your heart, no matter under what conditions has arrived. But the baby was born with cleft lip, one of the most common birth defects. And while the doctors and I have talked about how it can be corrected through surgery, you wonder how it will affect the look on his face, his ability to speak and eat, their relationship with others … Here we explain why it happens, and why early surgery is the best solution.
The baby is almost a month and a couple of weeks are scheduled for surgery to correct cleft lip. Either you are pregnant, and by ultrasound, the obstetrician found the girl he hopes to reach with this birth defect. Do not despair. You’re not alone. Only in the United States about 7,000 babies have cleft lip and/or palate each year. This has a solution. The most important thing is to act quickly. Read the rest of this entry »