Median Cleft Of The Lip: A Rare Facial Anomaly

Abstract

Median cleft lip is a midline vertical cleft through the upper lip in the absence of a prolabial ramnant. The incidence is about 1: 10,00,000 births. This may occur as a sporadic event or as a part of an inherited sequence of anomalies. It arises embryologically from incomplete fusion of the medial nasal prominences. The author presents a rare case of median cleft lip,broad nose, wide ala with hypertelorism. The embryology, presentation and surgical technique for treating these cases are discussed.