Cleft lip is a maxillofacial defect, which is formed in the child at the stage of intrauterine growth. Hare's lip is characterized by insufficiently developed tissues of the lip, because of which its cleavage takes place. In this case, the main sign of the disease is a crevice leading to the nose, which appeared as a result of a lack of fusion of the nasal cavity and upper jaw.
What is dangerous zabacheya lip?
This ailment does not affect physical and mental development per person. However, the hare lip causes serious aesthetic discomfort - the owners of such a defect are difficult to contact with others, they try in every possible way to avoid communication. But in addition, the patient is faced with difficulties in talking, eating, he is more prone to colds. As a rule, this problem is eliminated in the first months after birth. To correct this pathology in adults can be quite difficult.
Causes of Hare Lip
The formation of this defect occurs during the first trimester of pregnancy and is associated with a deficiency of tissues necessary for the formation of the upper lip. The high risk of this pathology in women aged 35 years, with the older the mother, the higher the probability. Also increases the risk in the absence of proper nutrition and not following the recommendations of a doctor.
It should immediately be noted that the cleft lip is inherited. Thus, if one of the parents has this defect, then the risk of his appearance in the child immediately increases by 7%. Pathology is revealed in the late stages of gestation by ultrasound. Parents whose child already has a cleft lip before planning a regular pregnancy must undergo a genetic examination.
The transferred infections also are capable to do much harm to the future organism. The danger is rubella, toxoplasmosis, herpes, sexually transmitted pathology, as well as various chronic ailments. Complications during pregnancy and poor environmental conditions also affect the risk of defect formation.
Answering the question, why the hare lip arises, and what are the causes and factors of its development, it is necessary to note the mother's failure to follow the instructions of the doctor. Admission of antieleptic drugs, the use of drugs in the therapy of acne , hypertension, alcohol consumption, malnutrition, smoking and drug dependence can lead to serious pathologies in the development of the fetus.
Also, the interaction with poisons and chemicals, including those used in agriculture, can affect the occurrence of pathology. Contact with lead and sodium adversely affects the mother's health.
Treatment of a hare lip
Surgical methods to eliminate this ailment are so effective that many adults can not even guess that they once suffered from such a disease.
Plastic surgery of people with a hare lip (cheyloplasty) is carried out under general anesthesia .
Sometimes, that in the childhood an operation was performed, scars can appear, which remain even after several years. Modern methods of plastic surgery make the scars less noticeable, which will allow you to no longer remember your problem. One of the latest methods of eliminating scars is fractional laser resurfacing, in which the skin surface and its rejuvenation occur. The rehabilitation period after the procedure lasts no more than a month.