A researcher has documented a cleft lip in an ancient mummified head from the Andes, a condition that may have been seen as a ...

John Blankenship will have another surgery next summer to close the hole in the roof of his mouth. His family is so grateful ...

Seven-month-old Adnan Saleh had just come out of surgery to fix a cleft lip. But suddenly his newly repaired mouth was filling with blood. The post-op nurses rushed to make sure he didn't choke.

Comprehensive cleft care for children in India is driven by the non-profit private model while government has achieved little ...

FRIDAY, Dec. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Using a nerve blocker before surgery to correct cleft palate can reduce or eliminate ...

What Are Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate? Cleft lip and cleft palate are facial and oral differences that occur very early in pregnancy, while the fetus is developing inside the uterus. When the tissues in ...

MIAMI - Flipping through a photo album documenting her early years, Fort Lauderdale resident Stephanie Heintz points out that what you can't see in the pictures is that she was born with a cleft ...

It's estimated that every three minutes, somewhere in the world a baby is born with a cleft lip or palate, making it one of the most common birth defects. Eighteen-year-old Emma Johnston was born with ...

A video of an owner helping a puppy with a cleft palate feel "normal" brought the internet to tears. Kaya's dog recently welcomed a litter of nine puppies, but difficulty struck when one of the pups, ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — One Oklahoma family is counting their Christmas blessings this holiday. Earlier this year, their son was born with a cleft lip and a cleft palate. They have invited News 4’s Ali ...

Cleft lip or palate affects one in 700 babies in the United States and the United Kingdom. The reason for this defect lies in defects normal development of the face within the mother’s womb. The exact ...