As clinicians, we don’t repair the ... we consider the surgery to be a success. The child looks more like everyone else at school. Q: How many of these types of patients do you treat each year? Kau: ...

As it happened for Kynlee, she asked her mother one night if dogs also have cleft lips—to which her mom replied "of course ...

Surgery to repair cleft lip and/or palate is performed to restore form and function in children with these common congenital ...

Diana Zubiri recently shared the tough journey of raising her son, King, born with a cleft lip and palate. The celebrity mom faced fear, uncertainty, and the struggle for acceptance. She also endured ...

In an initiative aimed at improving the lives of children with congenital disabilities, Smile Train and KGMT Multispecialty ...

Baby Everett has been cared for by the Alberta Children’s Hospital since before he was even born. At the 20-week ultrasound, ...

Next, children will have surgery to repair the cleft and close the gap. Children will usually have surgery for a cleft lip between 3 and 6 months and for a cleft palate between 6 and 12 months.

Funded by Chevron, these organisations came together to provide free surgeries for patients with cleft lips and palates in Sylhet. It wasn't just Adiba—this mission offered surgery to 66 patients, ...

Each year plastic and reconstructive surgeons improve the lives of millions of patients with congenital malformations (such as cleft lip and cleft ... after surgery for malignancy or other chronic ...