DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m 30 weeks pregnant with our first baby. After an ultrasound last week, our doctor informed us that our baby will likely have a cleft lip. How soon after he’s born do you recommend ...

Cleft lip and palate are relatively common deformities, but only a few hundred reconstructive surgeons in the United States work with such patients. John A. Girotto, MD, not only cares for children ...

Cleft lips and cleft palates are among the most common birth defects affecting children in North America. They occur very early in development, usually between 6 and 10 weeks of the pregnancy. A cleft ...

The Netcare Foundation, alongside dedicated specialists, is transforming the lives of eight babies born with cleft lip and ...

In infants and children, the plastic surgery procedures performed to correct cleft lip and palate deformities were found to be economically undervalued, revealed analysis published in the Lippincott ...

During pregnancy, some parents learn their child will be born with a cleft lip or cleft palate. Other families find out at birth. Fortunately, cleft-repair surgery keeps improving. Eventually, tiny, ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m pregnant with my second child. During the 20-week anatomy scan, my obstetrician detected my baby has a cleft lip. Does this mean my baby also has a cleft palate? How and when is ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Every parent dreams of having a healthy baby. According to the March of Dimes, nearly 7,000 babies are born every year in this country with a birth defect in the lip or tongue.

Cleft lip and palate surgery represents one of the most common paediatric interventions for congenital craniofacial malformations, and its successful outcome is critically dependent on effective ...

VietNamNet Bridge – Ta Yen Ray, a 16 year-old living in mountainous Ma Noi Commune, central province of Ninh Thuan, was often called “monster-faced boy” because of his cleft lip. VietNamNet Bridge – ...