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This Spanish actor, known for The Mask of Zorro and Desperado, was born with a cleft lip
Who is Antonio Banderas?
The first surgical procedure done to repair a cleft lip.
What is cheiloplasty?
Specialist who helps children with cleft palate improve speech.
Who is a speech-language pathologist (SLP)?
What are the types of cleft lip?
What is unilateral and bilateral cleft lip?
Children with a cleft palate are at increased risk for this respiratory complication due to nasal regurgitation and possible aspiration.
What is impaired gas exchange?
This American actor, famous for National Treasure and Face/Off, was born with a cleft lip.
Who is Nicolas Cage?
Surgery typically performed to close the cleft in the roof of the mouth.
What is palatoplasty?
Long-term speech therapy after palatoplasty usually begins about this many months after surgery.
What is 3 months?
What is the prenatal diagnostics that can be made around 18 weeks of gestation?
What is ultrasonography?
Infants with a cleft palate often struggle with this because milk can escape through the nasal cavity during feeding.
What is inadequate nutrition?
This Oscar-winning actor, known for Titanic and The Revenant, had a cleft lip as a child.
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
This method uses a triangular flap from the outer lip to increase the inner lip segment and correct asymmetry.
What is the Tennison-Randall method?
What are the specialized bottles called?
What is a Haberman feeder?
Which ultrasound is better at detecting cleft lip than palate?
What is a 2D ultrasound?
Because of communication between the oral and nasal cavities, children with cleft palate are at higher risk for this common ear problem.
What is otitis media or middle ear infection?
This British pop singer, known for hits like “Want U Back,” has spoken openly about being born with a cleft palate and undergoing multiple surgeries as a child.
Who is Cher Lloyd?
A precise geometric approach to cleft lip repair that focuses on anatomical landmarks for maximum symmetry.
What is the Fisher anatomic subunit method?
How to treat persistent fluid build-up in the ear.
What are tympanovstomy tubes?
What environmental exposure is strongly associated with cleft palate?
What is maternal tobacco smoke?
Surgical repair of a cleft palate aims to restore this, preventing complications such as fistula formation or scarring.
What is tissue integrity?
This Chilean-American actor, known for The Mandalorian and Game of Thrones, was born with a cleft lip.
Who is Pedro Pascal?
A goal of palatoplasty is to prevent this speech-related complication caused by inability of the soft palate to close against the posterior pharyngeal wall.
What is velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI)?
A long-term management team for cleft palate typically includes a plastic surgeon, pediatrician, SLP, audiologist, dentist/orthodontist, and this professional to provide psychosocial support.
Who is a social worker?
What muscle is needed to reconnect in a Cheiloplasty?
What is the orbicularis oris muscle
If feeding and speech are not supported, children with a cleft palate may experience delays in this important area of growth.
What is normal growth and developmental milestones?