Cleft lip and palate

Cleft lip and palate can be quite disfiguring, in addition to creating a number of potentially serious difficulties with feeding, hearing and speech.
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Cleft lip and palate
Dr Trisha Macnair
Cleft lips and/or palates are among the most common birth defects in the UK. One or both may occur in early pregnancy for various reasons, but many of the problems they might cause can be solved after the birth.
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Cleft lip and palate are caused by environmental factors and genetics. For instance, people who have a cleft lip alone or cleft lip with cleft palate are more likely to have children with cleft lip.
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Cleft lip and palate abnormalites are the most common congenital abnormalities. This article provides a thorough overview of the problems and the surgery required to correct them.
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When the midwife turned her toward us we saw that she had a very wide unilateral cleft lip and palate. This is where the care of an exceptional midwife made an exceptional difference in our lives.
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Patau syndrome (trisomy 13 syndrome): A syndrome characterized by multiple malformations, commonly including scalp defects, hemangiomas (blood vessel malformations) of the face and nape of the neck, cleft lip and palate, ...
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If normal parents have an otherwise normal child with a cleft lip and palate, there is an increased risk of 4-5% for each of their other children to be affected.
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teeth, malformed teeth, impacted or lost teeth, and teeth that erupt in an abnormal direction may contribute to malocclusion. Variations in size or malformation of either jaw may affect its shape, as can birth defects such as cleft lip and palate.
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Catheter, Permanent Right Atrial (PDF file)
Cochlear Implants
Colonoscopy, Adult
Coronary Artery Bypass
Cosmetic Surgery
Craniofacial Anomalies Program/Cleft Lip and Palate
Cryotherapy
Cystoscopy in the Urology Clinic ...
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Babies with trisomy 18 may also have spina bifida (in 6 percent of cases), eye problems (in 10 percent of cases), cleft lip and palate (in most cases), and hearing loss (in most cases).
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