A Consultant Plastic Surgeon at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, RSUTH, Dr. Otto Nimi Aria, has called on ...

Archaeologists in Poland have found the 300-year-old remains of a man who had a prosthetic that helped him live with a condition called cleft palate. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Every face is unique. Genetics helps to determine our features, but sometimes genes have errors which, in early fetal development, can result in babies with facial differences such as a cleft lip or ...

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

Traffic halted on Don Holt bridge as first responders manage early morning incident The Don Holt bridge was closed in both directions early Thursday morning as first reponders worked to assess an i ...

MINEOLA, Long Island (WABC) -- A baby is breathing easier after having surgery to fix her jaw at NYU Langone Hospital Long Island. Baby Kennedee was diagnosed with a cleft palate after her premature ...

For infants undergoing cleft palate surgery, local anesthetic injection targeting the maxillary nerve of the face may reduce ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m pregnant with my second child. During the 20-week anatomy scan, my obstetrician detected my baby has a cleft lip. Does this mean my baby also has a cleft palate? How and when is ...

Babies born with a cleft lip or cleft palate, or both, will face some additional challenges in the early years of their lives, and so will their parents. Babies with clefts need to have surgery, learn ...

Samantha Hanratty revealed that her son will be getting surgery at three weeks old to close his cleft lip. “My baby is going to be born with a cleft lip. We’re not 100 percent sure, and we probably ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – A nine-week puppy found at Charlestown High School in Boston is in need of life-changing surgery. PHOTOS: Two bears seen in Southampton yard The bully breed puppy, named Smudge was ...