Clefting results when there is not enough tissue in the mouth or lip area, and the tissue that is available does not join together properly. Cleft palate can occur as complete (soft and hard palate, possibly including a gap in the jaw) or incomplete (a 'hole' in the roof of the mouth, usually as a cleft soft palate). It occurs due to the failure of fusion of the lateral palatine processes, the nasal septum, and/or the median palatine processes.The hole in the roof of the mouth caused by a cleft connects the mouth directly to the nasal cavity (called Velopharyngeal insufficiency), air leaks into the nasal cavity resulting in a hypernasal voice resonance and nasal emission while talking.Both the facial and oral malformations can be successfully corrected by a reconstructive operation.
Very nice tissue graft and closure by an excellent surgeon!π€π€