Pictures of Cleft Palate Picked Up On Ultrasound

Cleft Lip and Palate Pictures
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Cleft Lip and Palate
Cleft Palate Surgery
Cleft Lip Surgery
After Surgery
Ultrasound Scan

CLEFT LIP

CLEFT LIP AND PALATE

Twins With Cleft Lip and Palate

A cleft is a split that occurs in the lip and/or mouth palate. It is present when a baby is born which means it is a birth defect. It forms in the first trimester of pregnancy when either the lip (or palate) fail to completely develop and fuse together.

CLEFT PALATE SURGERY

Cleft Palate After Surgery

Infant with cleft palate before (left) and after (right) surgery.

Surgery for cleft palate is usually performed when the infant is 6 to 9 months of age. Depending on the extent and type of defect more than one operation may be necessary to finally close the gap and improve speech.

CLEFT LIP SURGERY Cleft Lip After Surgery

Child Before and After Surgery
Before and after surgery.

Surgery to repair cleft lip is usually performed in the first few days after a baby is born or at about 3 months of age. The goal of the operation is to close the gap in the lip and to place the scar along the natural skin curve.

AFTER SURGERY

Cleft Lip after Surgery

Child a few years after successful surgery. Note very minimal scarring.

ULTRASOUND SCAN

3D Ultrasound scan - This fetus clearly has a cleft lip.

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