title: Cleft lip repair in newborn babies.
abstract: A method of treatment for cleft lip in children in the first 48 h of life is described and the rationale discussed. My experience over 18 years of the treatment of 300 newborn babies with this deformity is reported.
authors.affiliation: Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Bucks.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013537:Sutures; D013997:Time Factors