Peru is expanding access to surgery and care for patients with cleft conditions in remote areas through intensive capacity-building led by local volunteers. Jacqui Thornton reports.

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 ...

Children of non-White racial/ethnic backgrounds experience significant disparities in access to and outcomes of surgery to repair cleft lip, reports a study in the November issue of Plastic and ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Katy Winget was born with a cleft lip and was scared that her son would too. “That was her biggest fear throughout the whole pregnancy was the cleft lip,” said her husband, Tyler.

Among infants with isolated cleft palate, whether primary surgery at 6 months of age is more beneficial than surgery at 12 months of age with respect to speech outcomes, hearing outcomes, dentofacial ...

For many Americans, cleft conditions may seem like a distant concern. But for thousands of families across the country, it is a long journey filled with resilience and courage to ensure a lasting ...

Plans to scrap specialist training could leave patients with permanent speech difficulties and problems with eating Laura Donnelly is the Health Editor for The Telegraph, leading award-winning ...

Pregnant Yellowjackets star Samantha Hanratty is preparing for her first child, a baby boy, to have cleft lip surgery shortly after he’s born. “My baby is going to be born with a cleft lip. We’re not ...

Kimberly Vara, a Navy veteran in St. Johns County, became an advocate for children with cleft conditions after her daughter's ...