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Selina’s Story 🤍 Selina was born with a cleft lip and palate, something that affected not only her lips and teeth, but her confidence growing up. Like so many people in the cleft community, she was told surgery was the “end” of the journey… but the reality is, for many adults, it’s only part of it. Living with a cleft can continue to impact how you feel about your smile, your lips, and yourself long after childhood treatment has finished. And that matters. This is why I do what I do. Supporting

Fact about #cleftpalate Causes Cleft lip and cleft palate occur when tissues in the baby's face and mouth don't fuse properly. Normally, the tissues that make up the lip and palate fuse together in the second and third months of pregnancy. But in babies with cleft lip and cleft palate, the fusion never takes place or occurs only part way, leaving an opening (cleft). Researchers believe that most cases of cleft lip and cleft palate are caused by an interaction of genetic and environmental factors