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Donald I. Kapetansky has written: 'Techniques in cleft lip, nose, and palate reconstruction' -- subject(s): Abnormalities, Cleft lip, Cleft palate, Methods, Nose, Plastic Surgery, Surgery
ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 749.21 = Cleft palate with cleft lip; unilateral, complete
A "cleft lip" affects just the patient's lip, and a "cleft palate" affects the palate, or the roof of your mouth.
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No, Princess didn't have a cleft lip.
A unilateral cleft lip, commonly occurring on the left side, is more common than a bilateral cleft lip.
Cat lip or the Harelip is a disease called Cleft lip (cheiloschisis) or cleft palate (palatoschisis). However they can occur together as Cleft lip and palate.
The CPT Code fro palstic repair fo a bilateral cleft lip, primary bilateral in one stage is 40701. For unilateral without a stage, the CPT Code is 40700.
Cleft lip occurs more often in males, while cleft palate is more likely to occur in females. Cleft lip alone occurs in about 20% of cases, both genders. 80%--have both cleft lip and cleft palate.
yes paton manning had cleft lip
Cleft lip and palate can be diagnosed before birth by ultrasound