Cleft Lip And Palate Types
Cleft lips vary in their degree of severity. Cleft lip is distressing for parents, as they don’t want their child to feel self-conscious or to be the focus of ridicule. Cleft lip has historically been referred to as “hare lip.” This moniker came about because of the natural split that is present in the upper lip of rabbits/hares. The term hare lip is no longer used in the medical community as it is viewed as derogatory....