{"id":1605,"date":"2022-12-12T11:20:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T17:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pediatricentillinois.fm1.dev\/?page_id=1605"},"modified":"2022-12-12T19:10:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T01:10:31","slug":"cleft-lip","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pediatricentillinois.com\/ent\/cleft-lip\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleft Lip"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/pediatricentillinois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cleft-palate-feature.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1609\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a cleft lip?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A cleft lip can range from a tiny notch in the upper lip to a split that extends into the nose. It can occur alone or in association with cleft palate. Cleft lip with or without palate is best treated in a team approach, with multiple specialists trained in pediatric craniofacial problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What causes a cleft lip?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although much research has been done on cleft lip and palate, doctors and scientists do not completely understand why clefts occur. Likely due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors, the two sides of the lip or palate do not come together while the fetus is developing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some children with cleft lip and palate have other related abnormalities, but most children with clefts are otherwise healthy, normal children. Sometimes, a cleft lip is diagnosed on pre-natal ultrasound. We are happy to meet with parents prior to delivery to discuss treatment and surgical options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How common is cleft lip?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>About 1\/1500 babies are born with cleft lip. One-third have an isolated cleft lip and two-thirds have an associated cleft palate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are there different types of cleft lip?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes, a cleft lip can occur alone, or in association with cleft palate. Less commonly, it is associated with other conditions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cleft lip can be a small notch in the upper lip, or it can extend through the entire lip into the nose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I feed my baby with cleft lip?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Babies with isolated cleft lip can often breastfeed or bottle feed just like babies without cleft lip.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Babies with associated cleft palate will require specialized bottles and speech therapy consultation to help with infant feeding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is a cleft lip repaired?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cleft lips are typically repaired around the age of 3 months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information speak to one of our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.entillinois.com\/\">specialists<\/a>&nbsp;or please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleftline.org\/\">cleftline.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a cleft lip? A cleft lip can range from a tiny notch in the upper lip to a split that extends into the nose. It can occur alone or in association with cleft palate. Cleft lip with or without palate is best treated in a team approach, with multiple specialists trained in pediatric&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1583,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"service_tags":[],"class_list":["post-1605","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pediatricentillinois.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pediatricentillinois.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pediatricentillinois.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pediatricentillinois.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pediatricentillinois.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pediatricentillinois.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1605\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pediatricentillinois.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pediatricentillinois.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pediatricentillinois.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_tags?post=1605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}