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General & SystemicModerate
Cleft Lip and Palate
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · General & Systemic
Moderate
Severity
Uncommon — affects approximately 1 in 700 live births globally, varying by region and ethnicity
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Results from incomplete fusion of facial structures during the first trimester of pregnancy
- 2involving a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Risk factors include a family history of cleft lip or palate
- 3maternal smoking or alcohol use during pregnancy
- 4certain maternal medications
- 5folic acid deficiency
- 6and maternal diabetes. In some cases
- 7it occurs as part of a broader genetic syndrome
- 8while in most cases it appears as an isolated finding.
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