Cleft lip and cleft palate (CL/CP) are the most commonly occurring craniofacial birth defects. Although some CL/CPs are detected on prenatal ultrasound, the majority are immediately recognized in ...

This is the heart-warming moment a baby said her first word on camera ... by saying "Mama" for the first time. Amelie's cleft condition means her top lip is split, which can potentially affect ...

Infants with CP may have a tongue that falls into the cleft and obstructs the airway. Some infants with CP require the use of an oropharyngeal airway to alleviate this problem. [3] If the infant ...

Fang Jin (1st R), an oral and maxillofacial surgeon with the 34th Chinese medical team in Zanzibar, checks on a boy's ...

DAR ES SALAAM, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The 34th Chinese medical team in Tanzania's Zanzibar has recently completed five cleft lip surgeries and 19 cleft palate surgeries on children within just five days ...

Ledger Aemmer, who has Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, is getting stronger every day despite the odds stacked against him.

Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, occurring in about one in 1,050 births in the United States. These defects, which appear when the tissues that form the lip or ...