Cleft Lip

September 21, 2018 6:49 pm Published by

Cleft lip is one of the most common physical birth defects and is characterized by a vertical split (cleft) 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 embryonic life.

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