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

The cleft of the lip forms during the early trimester ... but the bony structures of the teeth and everything else is not. As clinicians, we don’t repair the bony components of the gums in infancy ...

It is estimated that around 27,000 and 33,000 children are born every year with varying severity of cleft lip and palate. A surgical intervention to repair cleft lip and palate within the first ...

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, ...

Born with a bilateral cleft lip, Kynlee, 10, began noticing her facial differences around age 6. Other kids noticed, too. “They would make her feel different, and they would draw attention to ...

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.