Cleft Lip Surgical Intervention in Resource Constraint Settings: A Case Report

Health, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 472-478, 2016

7 Pages Posted: 30 Mar 2016

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Anant Kumar

Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi

Loree Kalliainen

University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill

Date Written: March 18, 2016

Abstract

Cleft lip and palate is a very common condition which is globally undertreated. This case report shows how cleft lip surgery can transform patient’s lives, self-perception, and their self-esteem through a visionary and adaptive leadership of a few social workers and medical doctors in resource constrained settings. The case report also shows that when treated, the benefits to the patient and their family are lifelong and disproportionately large compared to the degree of effort and cost of doing the reconstruction; and puts forth the case for educating physicians to maximize their societal benefit through work in resource-constrained settings.

Keywords: Cleft Lip, Self-Esteem, Social Perception, Women’s Health, Resource-Constrained, India

Suggested Citation

Kumar, Anant and Kalliainen, Loree, Cleft Lip Surgical Intervention in Resource Constraint Settings: A Case Report (March 18, 2016). Health, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 472-478, 2016, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2755834 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2755834

Anant Kumar (Contact Author)

Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi ( email )

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Ranchi, Jharkhand 834001
India
09934160637 (Phone)

HOME PAGE: http://xiss.ac.in

Loree Kalliainen

University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill ( email )

102 Ridge Road
Chapel Hill, NC NC 27514
United States

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