Surgery for cleft palate closes the opening and repositions the muscles of the palate to facilitate speech. In addition, most children benefit from placement of ear tubes to optimize hearing and ...

we consider the surgery to be a success. The child looks more like everyone else at school. Q: How many of these types of patients do you treat each year? Kau: We see about 60 to 80 cleft lip palate ...

Early surgery for isolated cleft palate repair is more likely to achieve a successful outcome, according to an international study of newborn babies from across Europe and South America. The study was ...

Last April, a group led by PennWest Clarion’s Club Smile embarked on a walk around campus that was less than a mile in distance. Dubbed “A Small Walk for Big Smiles,” the walk produced life-altering ...

Santhosh’s son was born with a cleft lip and palate, holes in his heart, and he did not have ears as well. Cleft lip and palate is a birth defect that occurs when a baby’s lip or mouth does ...

Yellowjackets star Samantha Hanratty took her 1-month-old son back to the hospital weeks after his cleft lip surgery. "Having to go back to the hospital again with my little one," Hanratty, 29, wrote ...

Children will usually have surgery for a cleft lip between 3 and 6 months and for a cleft palate between 6 and 12 months. Image caption, Surgery can help repair clefts, allowing children more of a ...

Main research interests: Factors that influence treatment outcome for children with cleft palate. In recent years, Dr. Hardin-Jones' research has examined the impact of cleft palate on early vocal ...

while surgery for cleft palate is done between the 10th and 18th month. In the initial surgery, tissue from the roof of the mouth is moved to cover the soft palate and close the cleft. This ...