Often, cleft lip can be detected through ultrasound, but families need to wait a few months before their babies can have the reparative surgery. Dr. Barbu Gociman is a facial plastic surgeon who ...

If your child has a cleft lip or cleft palate, ... 2-3 years: Hard palate repair (from part of palate) with possible bone grafting to palate and alveolus (gum line) 5-6 years: Minor lip or nasal ...

Timing Improves Cleft Palate Surgery Date: May 13, 2008 Source: University of Western Ontario Summary: New research is changing the way cleft palate surgeries are performed throughout North ...

Cleft lips are usually diagnosed during the 20 week screening scan during pregnancy, although not all cleft lips are obvious on this scan. Cleft palates are hard to detect on an ultrasound scan.

Upon entering the workforce, my cleft prepared me well for a long career on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley by giving me what I called “rhino skin.” A mental toughness to persevere.

Doctors push to observe Feb. 8 as National Cleft Day Lack of awareness about surgical procedures and treatment lead to many children suffering, say experts Updated - February 08, 2018 06:33 am IST ...

The world's largest research databank for cleft lip and palate is being set up in the UK to determine what causes these common conditions. These congenital abnormalities affect 1,200 babies born ...

In a move that would ensure smile on the faces of the kids born with cleft lip and palate— a common congenital facial deformity affecting one of 750 newborn in India—the Union Health Ministry ...

A growing number of abortions are being carried out due to a cleft palate or lip – a condition which causes a gap in the roof of the mouth, upper lip or both, but is usually easily fixed by surgery.