Onishi's son, Adriano, now 9, was born with a cleft lip, and throughout his young life has undergone three surgeries, with another expected within the next couple of years.

It is National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month. The most common craniofacial conditions treated here in New Haven, how ...

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Phayvanh Pecha about treating children born with cleft lip and palate. Dr. Pecha is an ...

Cleft lip surgery typically happens around 3 months of age, and cleft palate surgery around 9 to 12 months. In between, babies are learning to eat, communicate their needs, play and babble.

You can look at a pre-natal diagnosis and see the cleft lip on an ultrasound. The cleft of the lip forms during the early trimester. It can be caused by various factors: genetics, alcohol, smoking, or ...

Loma Linda University Health hosted a 15-year reunion for cleft and craniofacial patients, celebrating resilience, care, and ...

Inspired Life Girl with cleft lip adopts dog with same difference: ‘There’s just a bond’ “They love that the puppies look like them,” said Lindsay Weisman, founder of Cleft Rescue Unit.

Some cleft lip and palate celebrities have not shied away from sharing their experiences with the condition. They have done this to shed light and inspire others with similar conditions.

Dr. E.J. Caterson has a photo of his 10-year-old son hanging in his office at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware, from before he had surgery to repair the cleft lip he was born with.

The analysis included 5,927 children who underwent reconstructive surgery for cleft lip (without cleft palate repair) between 2006 and 2012. Data were drawn from the nationwide Kids' Inpatient ...

New study reveals how cleft lip and cleft palate can arise. ScienceDaily . Retrieved July 12, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 / 250417145014.htm ...