Cleft lip is usually detected around 18-22 weeks of pregnancy because ultrasound ... Finally, many older children need orthodontic treatment, such as a palate expander or braces. Cleft Palate ...

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.

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 ...

2 inspiring women turn their personal experiences with cleft palate into a mission of advocacy 03:22. MIAMI - Flipping through a photo album documenting her early years, Fort Lauderdale resident ...

“My baby is going to be born with a cleft lip. We’re not 100 percent sure, and we probably won’t know 100 percent until he’s born, whether he has the palate,” Hanratty, 29, said in a ...