Cleft lip and palate

Normally the palate and lip forms by the fusion of two embryonic masses of tissue that merge in the middle of the face. Failure of these two tissue masses to completely fuse results in a cleft or separation of the palate and/or lip. Some surgeons now repair the cleft lip in the first few days after delivery. Others prefer to wait for several months.

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