Baby boy from Assam This baby boy from Assam was born with a cleft. He is about one year of age. The incidence of cleft lip and palate in newborns is comparatively higher in Assam. The baby had a split upper lip. He also had a hole in the roof of his mouth which affected...
Read moreSimultaneous Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate RepairBaby girl from Mathura This little baby girl from Mathura was born with a cleft. She is now 3 months of age. Mathura accounts for a higher than average number of babies born with a cleft. Her upper lip was split into two. This is known as a cleft lip. She also had a hole...
Read moreSuccessful cleft lip repair for unilateral cleft lip[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px”] Cleft Lip Surgery in India Initially, Indian Plastic Surgeon Dr. Sushruta performed cleft lip surgery in India in the 8th century B.C. He is considered the “Father of Plastic Surgery”, A Cleft lip is a birth defect: A cleft lip may only...
Read moreUnilateral cleft lip surgery using Modified Millard’s techniquePatient born with craniofacial deformities and cleft lip and palate This young man is from Ambala, Punjab. He had been born with marked craniofacial deformities and a cleft lip and palate. Cleft lip and palate repair performed as an infant were satisfactory. His marked nasal deformity had resulted in hypertelorism. There was also soft tissue...
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