CLEFT LIP

CAUSE

• During the first six to eight weeks of
• pregnancy, the shape of the embryo's
• head is formed.
• If these tissues fail to meet, a gap appears
• where the tissues should have joined.

SYMPTOMS

• A cleft lip may be just a small notch in the lip.
• It may also be a complete split in the lip that goes
• all the way to the base of the nose

PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF CLEFT LIP

• Failure to gain weight
• Feeding problems
• Poor growth
• Repeated ear infections
• Speech difficulties

TREATMENTS

• Cleft lip and palate is very treatable;
• however, the kind of treatment depends on
• the type and severity of the cleft.
• Within the first 2–3 months after birth,
• surgery is performed to close the cleft lip.