Atypical facial clefts

Atypical facial clefts are divided into:

Transverse clefts[edit | edit source]

They are caused by a developmental disorder in the area of the 1st + 2nd gill arch.

cleft oral corner, hypoplasia of the mandible, deformation to aplasia of the auricle, atresia of the ear canal

Upper middle clefts[edit | edit source]

They are manifested by varying degrees of cleft nose, lip, jaw and palate.

Cleft lip max palate

Lower middle clefts[edit | edit source]

Lower median clefts are very rare. This category includes a cleft of the lower lip, possibly the jaw and tongue, and can be accompanied by a cleft of the neck, sternum, diastasis mm. recti abdominis up to the navel.

Oblique splits[edit | edit source]

They affect the upper lip outside the filter, often also the wing of the nose + the lower eyelid, rarely the eye fissure.

paraaxial: from upper lip through nose to orbit
right oblique: from the upper lip obliquely across the cheek area outside the eye socket

Links[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

About clefts – developmental stages of a child

References[edit | edit source]

BURGHER, Jan. Úvod do plastické chirurgie. 1. edition. Charles University in Prague - Karolinum Publishers, 2005. 125 pp. ISBN 80-246-1150-3.