by smbalaji | Nov 28, 2018 | Surgery
Baby girl from Mathura This is a 3-month old baby girl from Mathura born with unilateral cleft lip. She also had a hole in the roof of the mouth involving the upper jaw (hard and soft palate). The patient’s mother was a known case of cleft lip and palate. There was...
by smbalaji | Oct 7, 2018 | Surgery, Video
Patient presents to our hospital for nose asymmetry correction The patient is a young man who had undergone cleft surgery in our hospital as an infant. He now presents for correction of nasal asymmetry and scar revision surgery. Treatment planning explained in detail...
by smbalaji | Aug 27, 2018 | Surgery
Little girl from Cuttack presents for cleft palate surgery This is an 8-month old baby girl from Cuttack. She was born with an isolated cleft palate. Her parents were very disturbed over this. They were very worried about their first born baby girl’s condition. They...
by smbalaji | Aug 26, 2018 | Surgery
This 3-month old baby boy was born with bilateral cleft lip and palate deformity. His parents who hail from Agartala were very troubled over his condition. Mother had difficulty feeding him and he became underweight. They decided to get the best treatment for their...
by smbalaji | Apr 11, 2018 | Events, Surgery
A patient with velopharyngeal insufficiency presents to Dr SM Balaji The patient had been born with a cleft lip and palate. This had been set right as an infant. She later developed velopharyngeal incompetence. This is where there is escape of air through the nose...