Cleft Lip & Palate Surgery in Ahmedabad Musk Clinic Cleft Lip: Classification, Clinical Features, & Surgical Repair CLEFT PALATE CLEFT LIP Definition Birth defect of the upper lip, philtrum, and palate (hard or soft). Can be cleft lip, cleft palate, or both. May be unilateral Cleft Lip Cleft Palate Birth Defects CDC Hi everyone!, This 18 year old had his cleft lip repaired by another surgeon in infancy. His lip remained foreshortened on the cleft side, he had a whistle deformity and white roll mismatch along