THE standard of achievement in the repair of the unilateral cleft lip‡ has undergone important changes in recent decades. Historically, each generation has tried to better the results of the ...

If both sides are affected, it is termed bilateral and if a single side is affected, it is called unilateral cleft lip and or palate. In mild cases there is just a notch in the upper lip while in ...

The family revealed that their newborn daughter was diagnosed with right-sided unilateral cleft lip and palate during the 20-week ultrasound. “The last part that they did was the ultrasound of ...

A proposed classification system appears highly accurate in evaluating nasal deformities in infants with cleft lip and/or ...

Cleft lip may be mild with just a notch in the upper lip or may it be severe causing a big gaping hole connected with the nostril. If one side is affected it is termed unilateral cleft lip and if ...

A new classification system seems to be highly accurate for evaluating nasal deformities in infants with cleft lip and palate ...

Courtesy of Courtney Gardner The Gardners told "GMA" Sutton was diagnosed at their 20-week ultrasound with right-sided unilateral cleft lip and palate. Cleft lip and palate are both birth defects ...

Children born with these conditions often face childhood malnutrition and endure a lifetime of stigma and speech difficulties ...

Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Kristen Lancaster about reducing risk of cleft lip and palate birth defects.

To date, GPH – Smile Train has successfully completed surgical corrections for 71 patients, including 41 primary unilateral cleft lip repairs, eight primary bilateral lip repairs, 39 cleft ...

Some small clefts in the lip just look like an indentation, whereas others can extend to the nose. A cleft can be unilateral and affect one side of the lip, or it can be bilateral and affect both ...

A proposed classification system appears highly accurate in evaluating nasal deformities in infants with cleft lip and/or palate (CLP), reports a study in the May/June issue of The Journal of ...