Facial Cleft, Hare Lip, and Ectropion

Hare Lip and Cleft Palate

"A BEAUTIFUL FACE is a silent commendation," wrote Francis Bacon, and he might with equal truth have written, "an ugly face is a silent condemnation." A baby born with a hare lip must produce almost a feeling of revulsion in the mother and relatives. It takes a great mother-love to bring up with affection and care this almost hideous progeny. The condition occurs about one in every thousand bir...

Hare Lip and Cleft Palate

Bilateral Congenital Upper Eyelids Ectropion in Case of Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate

Purpose: To report a case of bilateral congenital Ectropion and its management. Case Report: A newborn with bilateral congenital upper eyelid Ectropion and sign of exposure keratopathy associated with bilateral cleft lip and palate was referred and underwent full thickness skin graft of both upper eyelids. Ectropion was corrected and sign of exposure keratopathy improved. Conclusion: Congenital...

Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate

Cleft lip (cheiloschisis) and cleft palate (palatoschisis) can occur individual or together. Individuals with CLP may experience problems with feeding, speaking, hearing and social integration that can be corrected to varying degrees by surgery, dental treatment, speech therapy and psychological intervention. In India over 35,000 babies per year are affected. This review signifies the etiologic...

A short history of anaesthesia for hare-lip and cleft palate repair.

Since ancient times, hare-lip has been treated by paring the edges of the cleft and holding the raw surfaces together with pins or sutures until healed (Washio, 1968). The operation could be completed in a minute or so, and when general anaesthesia became available in 1846, it was soon used for these short cases. John Snow reported giving ether for a lip repair in 1847 (Snow, 1847), and, by the...