121. Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate Like cleft lip, cleft palate also can occur on one or both sides of the top of Very often, someone who has a cleft lip also will have a cleft palate. http://www.idph.state.il.us/HealthWellness/oralhlth/oralcleft.htm

Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate What are cleft lip and cleft palate? A cleft lip is a separation of the upper lip. The cleft can occur on one or both sides of the lip. A cleft palate is a separation of the top of the mouth. Like cleft lip, cleft palate also can occur on one or both sides of the top of the mouth. Very often, someone who has a cleft lip also will have a cleft palate. What causes cleft lip and cleft palate? Cleft lip/palate is the fourth most common birth defect in the United States. One out of 700 babies is born with a cleft. Currently, it is not completely understood what determines cleft formation. Most information suggests a combination of both genetic/hereditary factors and environmental factors such as illness, alcohol abuse or nutritional deficiency during pregnancy. Regular prenatal care can help reduce the risks of birth defects. How are cleft lip and cleft palate treated? Cleft lip and cleft palate are usually treated surgically. The surgery should take place as a baby. Parents should consult a cleft lip/palate and craniofacial anomalies team. This team of professionals work together to make sure the baby receives the best care possible. Teams can be located by calling the Cleft Palate Foundation at 800-242-5338. Are there special feeding issues for babies born with cleft lip or cleft palate?

122. Oral-Facial Clefts In the majority of cases, a cleft lip and cleft palate occur together. cleft lip alone is about half as common as cleft palate (or the combination of http://healthgate.partners.org/browsing/browseContent.asp?fileName=11955.xml&tit

123. CLAPA - What Is A Cleft Lip Or Palate? a right unilateral cleft lip palate cleft lip a bilateral cleft lip palateA cleft in the gum may occur in association with a cleft lip. http://www.clapa.com/cleftlip.html

What is a cleft lip and/or palate? Photo Album What is a cleft lip and what is a cleft palate? Cleft means 'split' or 'separation'. During early pregnancy separate areas of the face develop individually and then join together. If some parts do not join properly the result is a cleft, the type and severity of which can vary. Cleft Lip A cleft lip is a condition that creates an opening in the upper lip between the mouth and nose. It looks as though there is a split in the lip. It can range from a slight notch in the coloured portion of the lip to complete separation in one or both sides of the lip extending up and into the nose. A cleft on one side is called a unilateral cleft. If a cleft occurs on both sides it is called a bilateral cleft. A cleft in the gum may occur in association with a cleft lip. This may range from a small notch in the gum to a complete division of the gum into separate parts. Cleft Palate A cleft palate occurs when the roof of the mouth has not joined completely. The back of the palate (towards the throat) is called the soft palate and the front (towards the mouth) is known as the hard

124. IRSC - Diseases %5E%5E Conditions, Cleft Lip %5E%5E Palate The Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC) Global disABILITY resourceis dedicated to communicating information relating to the needs of children http://www.irsc.org:8080/irsc/irscmain.nsf/sub?readform&cat=Diseases ^^ Conditio

125. Cleft Palate Foundation - About Cleft Lip & Palate About cleft lip palate. cleft palate Foundation. CPF About cleft lip palate cleft palate Foundation La Fundación del Paladar Hendido. http://www.cleftline.org/aboutclp/

Cleft Palate Foundation CPF Cleft lip and cleft palate comprise the fourth most common birth defect in the United States. One of every 700 newborns is affected by cleft lip and/or cleft palate. A cleft lip is a separation of the two sides of the lip. The separation often includes the bones of the upper jaw and/or upper gum. A cleft palate is an opening in the roof of the mouth in which the two sides of the palate did not fuse, or join together, as the unborn baby was developing. Cleft lip and cleft palate can occur on one side (unilateral cleft lip and/or palate), or on both sides (bilateral cleft lip and/or palate). Because the lip and the palate develop separately, it is possible for the child to have a cleft lip, a cleft palate, or both cleft lip and cleft palate. Cleft lip and cleft palate are congenital defects, or birth defects, which occur very early in pregnancy. The majority of clefts appear to be due to a combination of genetics and environmental factors. The risks of recurrence of a cleft condition are dependent upon many factors, including the number of affected persons in the family, the closeness of affected relatives, the race and sex of all affected persons, and the severity of the clefts. A child born with a cleft frequently requires several different types of services, e.g., surgery, dental/orthodontic care, and speech therapy, all of which need to be provided in a coordinated manner over a period of years. This coordinated care is provided by interdisciplinary cleft palate/craniofacial teams comprised of professionals from a variety of health care disciplines who work together on the child's total rehabilitation.

126. Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate, Resources On The Internet Other Internet Resources Related to cleft lip/cleft palate cleft lip andpalate Association of Ireland www.cleft.ie/ comprehensive source of information http://www.samizdat.com/pp3.html

CLEFT LIP/CLEFT PALATE INTERNET RESOURCES Other Internet Resources Related to Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate Adoption Quest Home Page http://www.inet.net/adopt/adoptqst.html American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association www.cleftline.org Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland www.cleft.ie/ comprehensive source of information about cleft, useful regardless of whether you happen to live in Ireland Frequently Asked Questions regarding cleft palate http://www.plasticsurgery.org/faq/cleft.htm Genetics Education Center, U. of Kansas Medical Center http://www.kumc.edu/GEC Good Health Web http://www.social.com/health/index.html International Institute for Birth Defects http://www.cleft.net In particular, check the article "1999's Top Ways To Reduce Your Risk for Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate (and all birth defects) by Andrea Newmark-Simon andrea@cleft.NET at http://www.cleft.net/reduce Iowa Health Book/Pediatric Guides http://vh.radiology.uiowa.edu/Patients/IowaHealthBook/PediatricGuides/PediatricGuides.html Johns Hopkins Center for Craniofacial Development and Disorders http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/craniofacial

127. Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate Reconstructive Surgery - Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Meet the children's cleft lip palate reconstructive team at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles. http://www.hopeforkids.com/body_cleft_lip[1].html

Cleft lip can be an isolated event or can be found in conjunction with a cleft palate. It is caused by the failure of the normal structures to fuse together during the formation of the lip. The cleft is an opening in the lip. The skin, muscle, and oral lining tissue is present but has not fused leaving an opening. Cleft lips occur more often on the left side rather than the right side for reasons that we don't understand. More than half of cleft lips occur with a cleft palate where there is a failure of the two sides of the roof of the mouth to fuse in the midline to form a complete palate. Clefts of the lip, incomplete or complete, are associated with some degree of nasal distortion. The children with incomplete cleft lips have a smaller nasal deformity than the children with complete cleft lips. Clefts that involve the lip and the palate are more significant in that cleft palates can affect feeding, weight gain, middle ear function, speech and facial growth. Each of these issues may be noted at different ages, i.e. difficulty feeding and middle ear dysfunction are infant and early childhood issues. Speech difficulties present themselves later around two years of age. Facial growth and dental occlusion are preteen or adolescent issues. A craniofacial team is essential to provide the children and their families the care they need to give the best result.

128. Main -- Cleft Lip & Palate Workshop cleft lip palate Workshop. 2223 April 2003 (20-21 Safar 1424). 800 AM – 430PM, Prince Salman Auditorium. Information http://www.kfshrc.edu.sa/symposia/html/main_--_cleft_lip___palate_wor.html

Symposium 22-23 April 2003 (20-21 Safar 1424) 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Prince Salman Auditorium Information: P.O. Box 3354, MBC 36, Riyadh 11211 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel.:+966-442 7238 Fax:+9661-442 7237/ +9661-442 4153 E-mail: web_symposia@kfshrc.edu.sa

129. Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate Center At Children's Hospital Of Wisconsin Pediatric craniofacial/plastic surgeons at Children. http://www.chw.org/display/PPF/DocID/897/router.asp

Cleft Lip/Palate Clinic Feeding a child with a cleft How to choose a Cleft Lip/Palate Center Surgery for Cleft Lip/Palate ... List of Programs and Clinics : Cleft Lip and Palate Center E-mail this page Print this page Cleft Lip and Palate Center The Cleft Lip and Palate Center brings together several different specialists to provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. We care for patients with cleft lip and palate disorders from birth into adulthood. Before Birth Prenatal screening by ultrasound may detect cleft lips with or without cleft palates. In these cases, our team is available for consultation. Often, becoming informed of the issues children with cleft lip and palate disorders face helps prepare parents to care for the special needs their child will have after birth, including breathing and feeding. This early meeting includes a nurse clinician and plastic surgeon. Parent's questions are answered and preparations, when necessary, are begun. Newborn period Most of the time cleft lips and/or palates are discovered at birth. Parents should remember that clefts do not hurt and their baby does not know he or she has a cleft. The two most important issues are to ensure the baby's airway is open and he or she can breathe and eat easily. Babies with cleft palates are not able to suck efficiently and may require the help of special bottles and feeding techniques. Our nurse clinician provides instruction on

130. Cleft Lip Surgery By California Plastic Surgeon If you re considering surgery to correct cleft lip or palate . . . Children bornwith a cleft lip or palate may need the skills of several medical http://www.face-doctor.com/cleft.htm

Dr. Pearlman D. Hicks California Cosmetic Surgeon Cleft Lip and Palate If you're considering surgery to correct cleft lip or palate . . . In the early weeks of development, long before a child is born, the right and left sides of the lip and the roof of the mouth normally grow together. Occasionally, however, in about one of every 800 babies, those sections don't quite meet. A child born with a separation in the upper lip is said to have a cleft lip. A similar birth defect in the roof of the mouth, or palate, is called a cleft palate. Since the lip and the palate develop separately, it is possible for a child to have a cleft lip, a cleft palate, or variations of both. If your child was born with either or both of these conditions, your doctor will probably recommend surgery to repair it. Medical professionals have made great advances in treating children with clefts and can do a lot to help your child lead a normal, healthy, happy life. This information will give you a basic understanding of the operation when it can help, how it's performed, and what results you can expect. It can't answer all of your questions, since a lot depends on you individual circumstances. Please be sure to ask your surgeon if there is anything you don't understand about the procedure.

131. Awesome Library - Special_Education cleft lip or palate. Lists. cleft lip or palate Resources (Samizdat Express).Provides over a dozen sources of information. 800. Papers http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Library/Special_Education/Cleft_Lip_or_Palate/Clef

Search Spelling Here: Home Library Special Education > Cleft Lip or Palate Cleft Lip or Palate Lists Cleft Lip or Palate Resources (Samizdat Express) Provides over a dozen sources of information. 8-00 Papers Hearing and Behavior in the Child with Cleft Palate (Samizdat Express - MacDonald) Provides research and suggestions related to caring for a child with hearing or behavior problems, along with cleft lip or palate. 8-00 Parent Support Groups - Forming (Samizdat Express) Provides suggestions for establishing a parent support group for cleft lip or palate. 8-00 Parents - A Guide for Caring for a Baby With Cleft Lip or Palate (Samizdat Express - Russell) Provides suggestions for caring for a baby with cleft lip or palate during the first year of life. 8-00 Parents - Caring for a Newborn With Cleft Lip or Palate (Samizdat Express) Provides suggestions for caring for a newborn with cleft lip or palate. 8-00 Speech and Language Considerations for the Child with Cleft Lip or Palate (Samizdat Express - Miller) Provides suggestions related to caring for a child with cleft lip or palate. 8-00 Surgery During the First Year for a Baby With Cleft Lip or Palate (Samizdat Express - Lewis) Describes what may be done during a baby's first year of life. 8-00

132. New Genetic Test Can Predict Cleft Lip Or Palate ? Researchers have developed a new genetic test that can help predict whetherparents who have one child with the. http://www.news-medical.net/?id=4701

133. Thames Valley Children's Centre - Celft Lip/Palate A cleft lip is an opening in the lip. A cleft palate is an opening in the clefts happen because of incomplete development of the lip or palate while the http://www.tvcc.on.ca/gateway.php?id=29&cid=2

134. Cleft Lip & Palate cleft lip repair around 3 months possibly combined with soft palate repair.cleft palate repair around 6 months - in 1 or 2 stages http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/surgicalpaediatrics/cleftlip.htm

Department of Surgical Paediatrics The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow. West of Scotland Cleft Unit The West of Scotland Cleft Unit consists of a coordinated, multidisciplinary group of professionals working in the field of facial cleft anomalies and based at three centres in Glasgow: Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill Glasgow Dental Hospital, Sauchiehall Street Regional Plastic Surgery Centre, Canniesburn Hospital The Unit is part of the Managed Clinical Network for Cleft Lip and Palate in Scotland - CLEFTSiS MCN. The Unit serves the population of the West of Scotland (including the Health Board area of Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and Arran, Argyll and Clyde, Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Galloway) and also parts of the Highlands and Islands and Forth Valley. The population base is around 3 millions and the birth rate for cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) is about 1:600 lives births per annum. Each year 40 to 60 new cases of CLP present to the Cleft Unit. The members of the team are Cleft Surgeons Mr Peter Raine (Paediatric Surgery) Mr Arup Ray (Plastic Surgery) Orthodontist Mr Grant McLennan Miss Lisa Crampin Specialist Support Nurses Mrs Shirley Wallace Mrs Anne Crawford Otolaryngologist Mr Mohammed Sadiq Geneticist Dr Margo Whiteford Maxillofacial Surgeons Mr Graham Wood Mr David Koppel Cleft clinics Clinics are held every Thursday afternoon alternately at RHSC, Yorkhill

135. Cleft Lip cleft lip 1 in 750 white births; Isolated cleft palate 1 in 2500 white births.Risk Factors See Lactation for Infant with cleft lip or palate http://www.fpnotebook.com/NIC7.htm

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137. Plastic Surgery Procedures Plastic Surgery Procedures. Plastic surgery encompasses both cosmetic andreconstructive surgery. Cosmetic surgery is performed to reshape normal http://www.plasticsurgery.org/public_education/procedures/

About ASPS Contact Us Home Learn About Procedures ... Print This Page Learn About Procedures: Cosmetic Procedures Reconstructive Procedures General Information Procedures in Spanish ... Silicone Breast Implant Surgery Public Education: How to Choose a Plastic Surgeon Guide Breast Reconstruction Resources Dog Bite Awareness Ask a Plastic Surgeon ... ASPS Consumer Bookstore Plastic surgery encompasses both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. Cosmetic surgery is performed to reshape normal structures of the body in order to improve the patient's appearance and self-esteem. Cosmetic surgery is usually not covered by health insurance because it is elective. Reconstructive surgery is performed on abnormal structures of the body, caused by congenital defects, developmental abnormalities, trauma, infection, tumors or disease. It is generally performed to improve functions, but may also be done to approximate a normal appearance. Reconstructive surgery is generally covered by most health insurance policies, although coverage for specific procedures and levels of coverage may vary greatly. There are a number of "gray areas" in coverage for plastic surgery that sometimes require special consideration by an insurance carrier. These areas usually involve surgical operations which may be reconstructive or cosmetic, depending on each patient's situation. For example, eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) - a procedure normally performed to achieve cosmetic improvement - may be covered if the eyelids are drooping severely and obscuring a patient's vision.

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