When Dorah Gunduyana heard her son, Kamohelo, had a cleft lip and palate, she had no idea what the doctors were talking about ...

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 ...

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 lip and palate surgery is a procedure that can correct a common birth irregularity. It’s typically performed in infancy and can correct issues with feeding, speech, and appearance. Share on ...

John Blankenship will have another surgery next summer to close the hole in the roof of his mouth. His family is so grateful ...

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Cleft lip and cleft palate is cause due to improper fusion of the facial tissues in the middle. It affects one in 700 babies. There may be just a cleft in the upper lip or the cleft may affect the ...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — July is National Cleft and Craniofacial Prevention Month, and Melissa Torres — who was born with bilateral cleft lip and palate, a birth defect affecting her mouth, nose, and ears — ...

What Are Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate? Cleft lip and cleft palate are facial and oral differences that occur very early in pregnancy, while the fetus is developing inside the uterus. When the tissues in ...

Replicating Willy Sikora’s infectious joy and unshakable optimism would be difficult for most — especially anyone dealt the same hand. The Glenwood Springs High School senior was born with a severe ...