The analysis included 5,927 children who underwent reconstructive surgery for cleft lip (without cleft palate repair) between 2006 and 2012. Data were drawn from the nationwide Kids' Inpatient ...

Children of non-White racial/ethnic backgrounds experience significant disparities in access to and outcomes of surgery to repair cleft lip, reports a study in the November issue of Plastic and ...

October 31, 2024 — Children of non-White racial/ethnic backgrounds experience significant disparities in access to and outcomes of surgery to repair cleft lip ... issue of Plastic and ...

C hildren of non-White racial/ethnic backgrounds experience significant disparities in access to and outcomes of surgery to ...

In circumstances when the cleft is on two sides or bilateral, the taping and plate significantly bring the front portions of the lip and nose down and lengthen it. As a result, the surgeon doesn’t ...

More information: Connor J. Peck et al, A National Assessment of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cleft Lip Repair, Plastic & ...