The cleft lip or cleft lip One of the most common birth defects in children resulting from abnormal growth in the face of a child during pregnancy. And return the secret designation status cleft lip to the misconception that prevailed in ancient times that the vision of a pregnant woman for animal rabbit is the reason for the injury to her child will be born lip Orenbah.
It is easy to treat cases of lip surgery success rate is very high, especially if the operation was carried out after giving birth a few periods, especially that it has become easy to diagnose such abnormalities during pregnancy.
How come deformation cleft lip or cleft lip?
Upper lip parts comprises right and palate and left separately in the first three months of pregnancy and then fuse then made up the roof of the mouth and upper lip. In the event of any defect in the process causing a lack of fusion of the constituent members of the roof of the mouth (palate) during the stages of growth that results in a deformation of cleft lip and which will be called this name because of the similarity of shape deformation hare lips. You can deform to appear in multiple formats; including:
1. cleft lip full (includes slot nose)
2. Cleft lip incomplete (does not include slot nose)
3. cleft lip double
Causes deformation of cleft lip (cleft)
1. Genetics: Although the causes of congenital lip and palate are still in the most unknown its yet, but it is known that genetics plays a role in increasing the risk of access, so the risk of these distortions are larger in newborns in families in which one has been injured its members before.
2. environmental factors in addition to genetics, there is a range of environmental factors that may play a role for the case, including
Mother's risk of developing some endocrine disorders.
Medicines: Mother eating pregnant for some types of medications that may have some side effects on the fetal effects during pregnancy may contribute to the fetus hard-drinking, among these drugs epileptic drugs, some heart medications and drugs acne treatment containing cortisone. So it advises pregnant to avoid eating any treatments during pregnancy, especially the first few months, without consulting a doctor.
Maternal exposure to some types of radiation or radiation
Lack of nutrition during pregnancy such as lack of necessary vitamins and minerals, and others, such as lack of folic acid period.
Different diseases: injury may occur as a result of the mother during the stages of growth of the fetus inside her womb to infection with certain types of viral infections.
Complications of cleft lip
nutrition
A child with cleft lip facing extreme difficulties in eating, where it is difficult food and liquids pass directly into the stomach and may seep into the nose.
Central infections and ear hearing
As a result -allowasalh near the eustachian tube between the throat and Alozn- of the defect and the failure of the muscles surrounding it, this makes children with this deformity are more susceptible to infections of the middle ear, which may cause hearing impairment.
And because they are more vulnerable than others to the accumulation of liquid food in the middle ear (which could cause various infections in the ear), the frequent exposure to severe ear infections may expose them to the risk of hearing loss if left untreated.
Speech
Children may have trouble talking, so the surgery help get rid of this problem completely.
Psychological problems
The deformation of the lip may lead to psychological trauma of the parents and the child, especially when he enters kindergarten or school, so you may need some cases to consult a psychiatrist who specializes in children.
Dental and jaw problems
These children are more prone to decay and abnormalities in the jaws.
Treatment of cleft lip
Because of the lack of proper lip that can breastfeed, the focus is on helping the child to breastfeed during the first three months of a child's life, using bottles designed to help children with milk to reach the throat directly.
The first process is performed for the child to repair the cleft lip when he reaches three months in order to rebuild the natural shape of the lip muscles and deliver supplies to each lip and gums or modified jaw.