Cleft Lip and Palate Children across the world are born with some type of cleft, whether it is lip or palate. The number of surgeons repairing clefts has increased in the past decade, providing services for those in India with clefts. According to WebMD, it can be more common on some ethnicities, like Asian, Latino or Native American descent, than others, but it is less common in those with African American descent (WebMD). Cultures see it different ways too. According to Olivia Linderoth of Operation
When a child is born you expect that child to be completely healthy. In reality we know that there is a chance that it could be born with serious health issues that can affect them greatly through their life. According to the World Encyclopedia, one out of every seven hundred mothers around the world receive the news that their child has a cleft lip. Cleft lips are openings or splits in the upper lip. A more serious form is cleft palate. A cleft palate is an opening or split in the upper roof of
Cleft Palate: Born as a Monster or a Curable Deformity? The moon gleams luminously down on the clearing, revealing a small village that appears to be whittled out of the jungle. On the outermost edge of a cluster of small buildings there sits a hut, all of its windows lit by firelight. All of a sudden a fierce squalling cry pierces the quiet night. The mother lying inside the hut breathes out a sigh of relief as she wipes her sweaty brow. After all these months, her baby has finally made his
Identifying Environmental Causes of Cleft Palate It is hard for adults to think about Cleft Palate/Lip that may be affecting other families. Cleft Palate is a challenging birth defect, for years after birth, children may need breathing tubes while they sleep, other long term effects of Cleft Palate are hearing loss and speech problems. Future mothers, and the rest of society need to take precaution of certain environments that can cause Cleft Palate, along with many other birth defects. Cleft Palate
stationary without any additional support. The bronze also has a tremendous relationship with the light. When light hits the bronzed surface, it gleams in a profound way. The highest points of his face—the forehead, nose bridge, cheekbones, chin and philtrum reflect the most light and outline the face vertically down the center and across the eyes. As a result, the entire face appears illuminated. This effects makes the sculpture look even more godly thus emphasizing its
bite forces, leading to greater bone loss. • Thinning of the vermillion border of the lips. Fig:10: Vermillion border in edentulous patient • Deepening of the nasiolabial groove in the upper lip, so the nose will appear larger and increase in the philtrum angle. • Maxillary lip becomes longer due to loss of muscle tone. • The attachment between the body of the mandible and the mentalis and buccinator muscle is affected due to bone atrophy. Fig: 11: Facial Appearance of an edentulous patient IV)
Effects of Alcohol and Fetuses When it comes to pregnancy, expectant mothers usually have a lot of questions and concerns. One such concern is alcohol consumption. Some people feel that it is okay while others are against the consumption. However those who drink take a huge risk that can result in what is referred to as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). This umbrella term is used to describe the range of damage from alcohol exposure to a fetus. The characteristics, diagnosis, and the mother
Deletion is a mutation in which a part of the chromosome or the DNA is absent or lost. It may be inherent, or it may be due to improper chromosomal crossing-over during meiosis. This deletion is responsible for the abnormalities in the patient. One of the known disorders seen due to deletion is the Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS), first described by Wolf et al[1] and Hirschhorn et al[2], results from the hemizygous deletion of the distal short arm of chromosome 4. Due to
Williams Syndrome typically display most, if not all, of the symptoms associated with the disorder. Many people with Williams Syndrome share similar facial features, regardless of their ethnicity. These features include a small upturned nose, a long philtrum (the groove between the center of the base of the nose and the upper lip), a wide mouth with full lips, and a small chin. Almost all cases of Williams Syndrome will suffer from heart and blood vessel issues, the severity of which can range from being
Prenatal development is crucial to a healthy birth for both the mother and the child. Three trimesters define major portions and milestones of prenatal development. The milestones of prenatal development begin with the germinal phase, followed by the embryo phase, ending with the fetus stage. Global, cognitive, behavioral, socio-emotional, and psychomotor are five aspects of infant development which can be potentially impacted by external forces. A greater understanding of the effects of both
Critical Review: Autism Spectrum Disorder By: Krista Nicole Thompson PSY630: Psychopharmacology Instructor: Shirley Sexton Date submitted: April 23rd, 2018 AUTISM 2 What is the autism spectrum disorder? According to the article, "Autism Awareness for First Responders," autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a specific diagnosis for children with special needs that requires in-depth consideration because the social and behavioral challenges these children demonstrate put them at increased risk for injury
“I brought you into this world, and I can take you out!” A child has most likely heard that phrase at some point in their life. Although, it is not ethical or legal for a mother to “take her kid out of this world”, it does bring up a good point that it was through her body, that the child was born. One of the most important responsibilities in this world is a mother carrying a child in the womb. There are many divine processes that take place during gestation, but there are also many contributing
A man starting from nothing with only the urge to write becoming so much more. The King of Horror is a member of many guilds, writer of some of the best horror novels, and has even made a couple movies. Although, with a current net worth of 400 million dollars, Stephen King was not always the King of Horror. Having been born on September 21, 1947, his childhood was not the greatest. HIs father, Donald King, was not always a king. He was a Pollock before changing his surname to King. In 1939 on July
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a disorder that can happen to children whose mothers drank sufficient amounts of alcohol sometime throughout their pregnancy. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a condition classified in a group called Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, and is the most known and severe of the group. FAS, depending on the factors such as location, population and race studied is considered one of the leading known causes of mental retardation and birth defects, with 0.2 – 1.5 out of every 1,000
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Many studies have established that a developing organism is susceptible to exogenous and endogenous factors during certain stage of the organism’s development. The effects of ethyl alcohol or ethanol on the developing fetus, which manifest a variety of characteristic abnormalities, are collectively called Fetal alcohol Syndrome. Ethanol exposure to the fetus causes various malformation ranging from the cellular to the organismic levels with the eventual results frequently
different children who had been born to mothers who were alcoholics. As she followed them through childhood, she noted similar physical and facial characteristics in four of those children, including “microcephaly, short palpebral fissures, and a smooth philtrum.” (Jones & Streissguth, 2010) This led to the identification of multiple other children with similar abnormalities, and who also demonstrated varying degrees of global developmental delays. Based on these observations an... ... middle of paper
treating her addiction. Because of her FAS, Sarah developed differently than other children her age. She is much smaller than the average four-year-old child, and has typical facial features of a child with FAS, including a thin upper lip, flat philtrum, and small eyes. Because of the circumstances under which Child Protective Services found Sarah, they suspect she was neglected for the majority of her life. Sarah passed through three different foster homes over the course of a year and a half
Methemoglobin: An Unlikely Explanation for Cyanosis Methemoglobinemia is an uncommon but possible reason for cyanosis. Methemoglobinemia is significant because the disease is fairly rare and consequently most physicians do not consider it as a cause when diagnosing a patient with cyanosis. Regrettably, patients often get misdiagnosed and sometimes treated for the wrong disorder as a result. A two fold dilemma occurs when the patient is treated for an incorrect disorder. The first part of the dilemma
“For every family that is impacted by drugs, there are another 10 to 15 families impacted by alcohol abuse. It's a pretty big deal. We have a tendency to only look at part of the puzzle.” (Kevin Lewis). As a society we tend to categorize the severity of addiction in a way that drugs are the most dangerous and alcohol being just a problem. Because alcohol addiction can be a slow progressive disease many people don’t see it in the same light as drug addiction. An addiction to drugs is seen as being