3.Cleft Lip & Palate

LAKHIMPUR KHERI : UP RBSK team of doctors cured karn , Child of 8.. age. Child was suffering with 3.Cleft Lip & Palate disease from birth and now treatment is going on under the supervision of UP RBSK doctors. Now karn will be able to continue as a normal child and family members are very happy as they got this all help from government in free of cost.

What is 3.Cleft Lip & Palate

Cleft lip and cleft palate are congenital anomalies of the mouth and lip that occur during pregnancy. In a cleft lip, the two sides of the lip do not fuse together as they should during fetal development. With cleft palate, the roof of the mouth fails to form completely, during pregnancy. A child may be born with a cleft lip, a cleft palate or both.
Cleft lip can be mild or severe with a single cleft or double cleft. Cleft palate can range from a tiny little hole in back of the roof of the mouth to a major cavity that runs all the way from the front to the back of the mouth.
Cleft in lip and/or palate is treatable. The goal of treatment for cleft lip and cleft palate is to ensure the child's ability to eat, speak, hear and breathe and to achieve a normal facial appearance.If not treated, the child may suffer from

1. Poor speech
2. Impaired hearing and frequent ear infection
3. Regurgitation of food and liquids, through the nose
4. Frequent upper respiratory tract infections