Bilateral Cleft Lip Before And After

Clefts occur more often in children of asian latino or native.

Bilateral cleft lip before and after. After lip repair with abbe flap a staged flap reconstruction with takedown 3 weeks later 1 year ago 4. 8232 louisiana ne suite a albuquerque new mexico 87114. Hannah s cleft lip and palate were not repaired. 15 years old side view.

A cleft palate occurs when the roof of the mouth contains an opening into the nose. Derderian s patients treated with unilateral and bilateral cleft lip repair and primary cleft rhinoplasty. History of cleft lip repair at 2 months old and lip revision at 5 years old 2. 15 years old front view.

Stages of lip palate repair. Cleft lip may be unilateral or bilateral. A cleft lip is an opening or split in the upper lip that occurs when developing facial structures in an unborn baby don t close completely. Before and after photos of dr.

15 years old side view. A cleft lip contains an opening in the upper lip that may extend into the nose. We treat and correct cleft lip palate and all its variations and levels of complexity. Hannah had her first surgery in september 2008.

Unilateral cleft lip is the most common type of cleft lip condition that extends from the lip up to the nose and or soft palate. More about cleft lip and palate repair narrow by. A baby with a cleft lip may also experience a cleft in the roof of the mouth cleft palate. Bilateral cleft lip palate before and after pictures.

Cleft lip and cleft palate also known as orofacial cleft is a group of conditions that includes cleft lip cleft palate and both together. 1 year after abbe flap. This surgery was to repair her lip and to do a minor nose revision. Look at these before and after photographs to see how surgery performed by our world class team of physicians at the international craniofacial institute in dallas texas can improve your child s outlook on life.

Setting up the appointment ahead just saved on waiting. Browse 146 cleft lip and palate repair before after photos shared by doctors on realself. Bilateral cleft lip affects both sides and the front portion of the gums. I had contacted ucla before we left to china to get our baby girl scheduled for a consultation appointment.

15 years old front view. Cleft lip with or without cleft palate affects one in 700 babies annually and is the fourth most common birth defect in the u s.