La construcción de sentidos y la discriminación social a personas con fisura labio-palatina

Abstract

Cleft lip-palate is a congenital malformation that occurs worldwide and affects one in every 700 newborns, in addition this condition alters aesthetics and has several functional alterations such as speech or breathing. Its causes are still unknown, but it can be caused by heredity, environmental factors or in some cases by the absence of folic acid during pregnancy. In addition, this condition not only affects their appearance, but also their self-esteem since, because they have a difference before others, they have problems relating to their social circle, besides they suffer many ridicules for their way of speaking, because in most cases Their pronunciation is not understood and this causes them to be excluded in places of study or work for lack of empathy and understanding.

In Ecuador, due to lack of information or knowledge, they are rejected and discriminated against by society, since their appearance is very different from other people and they are isolated in any social group. Their relatives also often face painful situations, since they must undergo various surgeries to meet beauty standards and gradually fix their physique, apart from the person who has this congenital anomaly seeks acceptance towards the people around him.