Cleft Lip: Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

cleft lip, harelip, hare lip, cleft palate, lip surgery, cosmetic lip surgery, Van der Woude syndrome, cleft lip deformity, bilateral cleft lip repair

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Author

Jagajan Karmacharya, MBBS, FRCS, Research Fellow, Department of General Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Jagajan Karmacharya, MBBS, FRCS is a member of the following medical societies: American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association and American Society of Gene Therapy
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Mark K Wax, MD, Professor and Program Director, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University; Service Chief, Department of Surgery, Section of Otolaryngology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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