41. On average, he says, repairing a cleft lip takes four hours, and the surgeon's fee is $ 900. 42. Lincoln was born with a form of cleft lip and palate, causing him speech problems throughout his life. 43. _Defects linked with vitamin A included cleft lips and palates, serious heart problems and fluid on the brain. 44. Dau said she never saw a child with cleft lip before her daughter was born five years ago. 45. BioDigital has partnered with the international charity Smile Train for the creation of a cleft lip and palate simulator. 46. Often an incomplete cleft lip requires the same surgery as complete cleft . This is done for two reasons. 47. Amniotic bands can also sometimes attach to the face or neck causing deformities such as cleft lip and palate. 48. He is also well known for providng free cleft lip and palate surgeries to the poor and needy children. 49. William Magee, cofounder of Operation Smile, estimated that nearly 160, 000 children in Vietnam have cleft lips and palates. 50. It is also proven that would-be-mum-smokers run the risk of having babies with cleft lips and / or palates.
