A Small Appliance, A Big Difference!

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It was just a normal day in the department.

A baby with a cleft palate came in and was assigned to my senior. I was assisting, and we had to make a feeding appliance so he could feed properly.

At that time, I didn’t think it would affect me this much.

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Until then, cleft palate was just something I had read about. But seeing that baby in front of me… it felt different. He was so small, and even feeding was difficult for him.

That’s what stayed with me.

While assisting, I was observing everything—how careful you have to be, how gentle every step is. It didn’t feel like just another case.It made me realise that even a small appliance can make a huge difference in someone’s life.That experience stayed with me.

It made me more curious about cleft palate cases—how they’re managed and how much impact we can actually have at such a young age.Since then, I’ve started paying more attention to these cases, wanting to understand them better, not just study them.

How often do we pause and realise the real impact of what we do?

MBH/PS

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More than theory,practical knowledge and practice will help us lead and involve us more into what we do and why we do!

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Such a heartfelt reflection! It really captures how seeing a real patient transforms understanding from theory to empathy, and shows genuine curiosity and care for making a meaningful impact in cleft care.

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So insightful, you have written it very well!! We do forget to realise the impact these diseases or defects made in ones life

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Some moments make us pause and observe, later it stays with us forever…

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