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The number of cleft surgeries was found to increase per year, and unilateral cleft lip was identified as the commonest type of cleft cases. Financial, logistic, and training support to cleft clinics in developing countries would play an essential role in the treatment of cleft patients.

Whilst ulcers, the commonest MU lesions, are being controlled with antibiotics, rare complications of the disease are also emerging.

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Congenital constriction ring syndrome is of uncertain aetiology and could cause morbidity in the newborn. The syndrome and its complications are amenable to corrective surgery with good results. Early intervention is desirable for a successful outcome.