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 ...

KUSA - Jennifer Kemp went through so many surgeries to fix her cleft palate as a child, she couldn't take any more in her teens. As an adult, doctors told her fixing it was out of the question. Kemp ...

Dr. David Morwood‘s earnings as a drummer at the Hyatt Regency goes toward repairing cleft palates. This Monterey plastic surgeon travels throughout the world 1-2 times a year to repair cleft lips and ...

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 ...

India has more than 72,000 children and adults with unrepaired cleft lip or cleft palate, says a new study significantly highlighting the unmet need for cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) care in India.

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.

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Results from a Mayo Clinic laboratory study in animals suggest that using distraction osteogenesis, a procedure that uses the mechanical force of an appliance to lengthen soft ...

One in 700 children are born with the birth defect each year. Here’s what you need to know about how clefts form, what causes them and how they can be repaired. Alex is a senior associate editor at ...

Results from a Mayo Clinic laboratory study in animals suggest that using distraction osteogenesis, a procedure that uses the mechanical force of an appliance to lengthen soft tissue and bone, may be ...