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• Cleft lip and palate — For other uses, see Cleft. Cleft lip and palate Classification and external resources …   Wikipedia

• Cleft lip — The presence of one or two vertical fissures (clefts) in the upper lip cleft lip can be on one side only (unilateral) or on both sides (bilateral) resulting from failure of the normal process of fusion of the lip to come to completion during… …   Medical dictionary

• cleft lip — harelip. * * * ▪ congenital disorder       relatively common (one out of every 1,000 births) congenital deformity in which the central to medial lip fails to fuse properly during the first month of prenatal life, resulting in a fissure in the lip …   Universalium

• Lip, cleft — The presence of one or two vertical fissures (clefts) in the upper lip cleft lip can be on one side only (unilateral) or on both sides (bilateral) resulting from failure of the normal process of fusion of the lip to come to completion during… …   Medical dictionary

• cleft palate — a congenital defect of the palate in which a longitudinal fissure exists in the roof of the mouth. [1840 50] * * * Fairly common congenital disorder in which a fissure forms in the roof of the mouth. It may affect only the soft palate or extend… …   Universalium

• John Meara — John G. Meara, MD, DMD, MBA, is an American pediatric plastic surgeon, and is currently serving as the Plastic Surgeon in Chief of the [http://www.childrenshospital.org/plastic Department of Plastic Surgery] at Children s Hospital Boston. His… …   Wikipedia

• Ralph Millard — David Ralph Millard, Jr. (born june 4, 1919) is a plastic surgeon whom developed several techniques used in repairing cleft lip and palate.In 2000, Dr. Millard was nominated as one of only 10 Plastic Surgeons of the Millennium by the members of… …   Wikipedia

• Intersex surgery — is one of several terms referring to surgery performed to correct birth defects or early injuries of the genitalia, primarily for the purposes of making the appearance more normal and to reduce the likelihood of future problems. The recent… …   Wikipedia

• Blair-Brown operation — repair of a cleft lip by the use of a lateral flap one half the length of the lip …   Medical dictionary

• Rhinoplasty — For the album by Primus, see Rhinoplasty (album). Rhinoplasty Intervention Rhinoplasty: The lower lateral cartilage (greater alar cartilage) exposed for plastic modification via the left nostril …   Wikipedia

• Operation Smile — Formation 1982 Type Not for profit corporation Headquarters …   Wikipedia