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.

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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.

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

Cleft palate surgery remains a critical area within craniofacial surgery, with advances aimed at improving anatomical repair, functional outcomes and reducing postoperative complications.

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 ...

In Nigeria, it is still a significant challenge because people born with cleft lip deformities are seen as babies possessed by evil spirit, and sometimes ...

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