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Cleft Lip, Is It Can Be Repaired ?
My son had is lip spilt from the time he was born. He had difficulty in sucking. I saw a pediatricina. He said it needs to be operated for this. Will his lip will be OK after the surgery.
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Mon, 14 Sep 2009
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Anonymous's
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yes sure..i know of a freind whos daugther had similar problem..she got the operation done..now she is 22 years, going to be married in next month..so dont worry..
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Tulika's
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yes cleft lip can be repaired and in good surgeons hand we cannot make out any scar after operation..
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Piyush Pandey's
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I know a good pediatric surgeon who does good work on cleft lip, He did not my sisters son in New Delhi. If you want I can connect you to him with details of his address.
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tabassum's
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Even my son had the proplem. Now the doctor has done the surgery. Now he donot have problem and he looks fine also
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