“Surgery is just the beginning—what follows is a journey of strength, resilience, and transformation.” Introduction: Life After Surgery—A New Beginning For many, the word “surgery” signals the end of a problem. But for a child born with a cleft lip or palate, surgery is not the end—it...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_separator type="transparent"][vc_separator type="transparent"][vc_separator type="transparent"][vc_column_text]Cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) are one the most common congenital anomalies around the world, accounting for around one-half of all craniofacial anomalies in children. The incidence of cleft lip (CL) or cleft...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="1281" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="justify" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Cleft lip and palate treatment is carried out by the Cleft Teams. These are teams of cleft specialists, including plastic surgeons, nurses, psychologists, dentists and more, who are all dedicated to caring for people with cleft lip...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] You should visit facilities which provide complete guidance in this area. these facilities have teams of medical professionals, from surgeons to psychologists, who all specialize in treating cleft lip and/or palate. This should happen very soon after your...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="justify" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Environmental Factors"][vc_column_text] There have been a number of environmental factors linked to a higher chance of a baby developing a cleft. These include well known risks in pregnancy such as smoking and heavy alcohol consumption, as well as...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] There is no single cause of cleft lip and/or palate. In most cases, a cleft is caused by lots of different factors (including genetics and the environment) coming together in a way that usually can’t be predicted or...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="629" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="630" img_size="large" alignment="center" qode_css_animation="" title="Unilateral Cleft lip"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="632" img_size="large" alignment="center" qode_css_animation="" title="Bilateral Cleft lip"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="633" img_size="large" alignment="center" qode_css_animation="" title="Mid line Cleft lip"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=""...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Feeding of Children with Clefts" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:center"][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="justify" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Children with cleft lip and/or palate have a malpositioned muscular group and pathological openings changing the vacuum in the mouth, which leads to different difficulties...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="607" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="element_from_fade" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="cleft_content"] A Cleft Lip (CL) is a separation in the upper lip. A Cleft Palate (CP) is an opening in the roof of the mouth. Clefts...