Smile train is an international organization that is active in more than 90 countries and has helped in funding 15,00,000 surgeries across the globe since 1999. This organization provides free treatment to children born with a congenital deformity of the face called cleft lip and palate.
Clefts are birth abnormalities that occur due to malformation of the lip & palate during pregnancy. It is a very common birth defect that occurs globally in 1 in every 700 neonates that are born. There is a predisposition of Cleft Lip in males with or without Cleft Palate & a predisposition for females in the case of Isolated Cleft Palate. Cleft lip & palate are mostly openings or splits in the lip & palate region due to incomplete closure during pregnancy. It can occur both as an isolated defect or associated with any syndrome.
It is required that these anomalies are treated on time to minimize their impact on the growth, development & function of the child. These surgeries aim to help children accomplish their full capabilities without being defined because of their facial deformities or dissimilarities.
Any abnormality in this area affects how the child speaks, hears, chews, swallows, and how their brain develops.
Through reconstructive surgery, children born with clefts can get transformed. Having partnered with SMILE TRAIN we are working towards this transformation by providing well-equipped medical services to these families. It is a free cleft care program aiming toward the productive life of these affected CHILDREN.
A multidisciplinary team is required for the optimal management of such cases. Our Plastic Surgery department at Vivekanand Polyclinic &IMS, Lucknow is fully equipped with surgical as well as post- surgical management of these children. We have a team of experts for complete physical & emotional childcare led by the Department of Plastic, Craniofacial & Microvascular Surgery integrated with the departments of Anaesthesiology, Paediatrics, Speech Therapy, Orthodontics, and Ear/Nose/Throat.
At the Vivekananda Polyclinic & Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr. Amit Agarwal has been heading the department since 2015, as the Project Director, Smile Train. Under Dr. Amit Agarwal around 3000 Orofacial Cleft patients have been treated to date. Through this Smile Train Project, Dr. Amit Agarwal and his team have been able to provide free treatment to all these Orofacial Cleft patients.
The specific cause is unknown, but it is mostly multifactorial.
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Cleft Lip/Palate occurs during the early stages of pregnancy, due to unfused tissues forming a gap involving the lip, palate, alveolus, or nose on single or both sides of the face. The treatment required depends on the involved area and its severity. Multiple surgical procedures may also be required in such patients.
To achieve the best results, the right surgery needs to be done at right time by an experienced team.
To reduce a child's surgical treatment, we also use the Nasoalveolar Molding procedure to make the cleft smaller before surgery.
All the surgeries are done under General Anaesthesia. Postoperatively,
Dr. Amit Agarwal performs all his Smile train surgeries at Vivekananda Polyclinic and Institute of Medical Sciences, Nirala Nagar, Lucknow. He can be contacted there in room number 5 and 7 on all weekdays between 9 AM to 2 PM daily.
Best plastic surgeon, Dr. Amit Agarwal is an American Board Certified, extensively trained, and best Plastic & Aesthetic surgeon in Lucknow. He is the Chief Plastic Surgeon heading the Department of Plastic, Microvascular, and Craniofacial surgery at Vivekananda Polyclinic and Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, U.P, India. He maintains a busy practice at Avadh and Nishat Hospital and his own center - Kayakriti Plastic Surgery & Dental Center. He was formerly a Consultant in the Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns at the prestigious SGPGI, Lucknow.
We believe your experience with us should be comfortable and hassle-free to make it one of your best lifetime experiences for yours. We, here at the clinic, take full precautions to maintain your privacy in any manner. We also provide a staff who will receive you from the gate and take you to the chamber directly if you demand.
Our Surgeon is highly qualified and internationally certified with a team of skilled staff to perform any surgical or non-surgical treatment on your body.
When you plan to undergo any surgery you should always keep in mind that it's your body and it's a surgery. We, here always keep your safety a priority and will never recommend you to undergo any such procedure which is not safe for you. We also provide you with a detailed description of the complications which may occur after the surgery during the consultation as it's a surgical procedure so there may be some complications depending on the way your body reacts.
If you have flat or small breast and you want to improve your breast and hip contour ratio then you are a good candidate for it. The answer will be best provided after the first consultation with Dr Amit Agarwal.
Acute pain will be there for almost a week which gradually reduces and there will be soreness and swelling which may take up to 3 weeks to subside.
You can join your work and daily routines after a week of the procedure and can start exercising after 3 weeks of it.
Yes, you have to wear it round the clock unless we suggest you to remove it.
This surgery does not affect the ducts or the areas of the breast involved in milk production. Thus, it does not affect the breast feeding.
This surgery does not affect the ducts or the areas of the breast involved in milk production. Thus, it does not affect the breast feeding.
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