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Embryology
The critical development of facial
structures begin at 4 to 5 week.
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There are 5 facial prominences around
the stomatodeum including an unpaired
frontonasal process, paired maxillary
prominences and paired mandibular
prominences
The medial nasal processes fuses in the
midline to form the upper lip while the
mandibular processes fuse to form the
lower lip
Illustration source: Nat Rev Genet. 2011 March; 12(3): 167–178
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3086810/