What is a Cleft Lip and Palate? A cleft lip is a split in the upper lip whereas a cleft palate is a split in the roof of the mouth. This leaves a hole between the nose and mouth. Cleft lip and palate are not contagious‚ it is usually a genetic malformation. Cleft lip and/or palate affects 1 in 700 babies and requires surgical intervention for repair as well as lifestyle modifications and psychosocial adaptations. Cleft lip and palate represent a failure of normal fusion of the embryonic processes
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Clefts of the lip and/or palate (CL/P) affect approximately one out of 600 live births‚ making it among the most common birth defects in the United States (Cleft Palate Foundation‚ 2014). CL/P is a congenital abnormality necessitating numerous medical interventions‚ such as lip‚ palate‚ and or nose reconstruction‚ and behavioral interventions addressing feeding‚ speech‚ and language difficulties from infancy through late adolescence (Lockhart‚ 2003). When parents are faced with serious decisions
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and Hassan’s cleft lip is a significant symbol since it signifies Hassan’s poverty‚ Baba’s secretly loving personality toward Hassan‚ and also is a sign of Amir’s redemption. Hassan is the son of Ali‚ who is both the servant for Baba and Ali’s family. Hassan cleft lip is due to his a deformity during his birth. First of all‚ Hassan’s cleft lip symbolizes his poverty since he is unable to afford a fix to his deformity.. In the first few chapters‚ Amir refers to Hassan’s cleft lip when describing him
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two short stories‚ Lucky Lips by Paul Jennings and It Used To Be Green Once by Patricia Grace. In Lucky Lips Marcus’s problem is the fact that he has never been kissed by a girl. In It Used To Be Green Once the problem is the car. This essay will describe the problem‚ how they (the characters) tried to solve their problem and the outcome or consequences of their actions. The first story Lucky Lips addresses the problem of Marcus‚ a 16 year old who had never been kissed. He do all he could‚ he would
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A Clash of Cultures and the Hope of Rebirth In the playwrite Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing‚ Thomson Highway focuses on the life style of seven native men in the Wasachigan Hill Indian Reserve in Ontario. In this play‚ there are six important male characters. Characters such as Big Joey‚ Spooky Lacroix Creature Nataways and Pierre St. Pierre adopt Christianity and the English language. While the characters Simon Starblanket‚ Zachary Jeremiah Keechigeesik try to revive the native culture
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11/17/13 Cleft Lip is an incomplete joining of the upper lip below the nose. It is found in around one of every 1000 births. Children with cleft lip are found to be at risk for hearing‚ speech‚ language‚ academic‚ and social difficulties. This defect can occur in all ethnic groups but is most common in Asians. It is a prenatal and genetic type of birth defect. The cause of cleft lip is somewhat unknown but doctors have many ideas. Certain medications‚ and smoking while pregnant have been shown
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Research Paper What is lip Gloss? Definition: "Lip Gloss" is a cosmetic substance used for making the lips appears‚ as the name suggests‚ glossy." There are different types of lip glosses‚ some of these are: Basic lip gloss: shine to the lips and nothing more. Coloring lip gloss: shine and add color as well. Glitter lip gloss: glitter is present in the gloss‚ which can also be coloring as well. Flavored lip gloss: they come in all of the above adding a certain flavor associated with
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Lip balm addiction: myth or fact? Becca Dargatz Staff Writer Lip balm addiction can start off very innocently‚ one morning you wake up only to find out your lips are a little chapped. You make your way into the bathroom‚ searching through a drawer until you find a tube of lip balm and carelessly apply it to your lips. Sounds okay right? For some people‚ it is not a huge problem. You simply apply it when needed‚ and put it away until you need it again. The other people however‚ who find
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Lip-synching Lip-synching has been something that people have done for a long time. They lip-synching when they don’t have good voices. They lip-synching when they are sick and the concert can’t be cancelled. Many people don’t see anything wrong with this because they are still making money. Most of the time the concert goers don’t even know that it is happening. So why the big deal? Should people be allowed to lip-synching their songs? I think that lip-synching during a live concert
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examined patient’s satisfaction with repair of cleft lip and/or palate and their life perceptions. This study found that patients who had cleft lip and/or palate report that their satisfaction with their appearance improves with age. As they got older‚ they appreciated and became more satisfied with their appearance after CL repair. It was also reported that bilateral cleft lip and/or palate have more societal implications than those with unilateral cleft lip and/or palate and even less for those with CL
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