HealthDay News — Racial and ethnic differences are seen with primary cleft lip surgery repair, according to a study published online in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Connor ...

Data analyses demonstrated that non-White children were more likely to have delays to cleft lip surgery (after age six months) – between 23% and 29%, compared to just eight percent for White ...

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 ...

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

Surgery to repair cleft lip and/or palate is performed to restore form and function in children with these common congenital ...

October 31, 2024 — 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 ...

October 31, 2024 — 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 ...

About one in 700 children is born with a cleft lip and palate (CLP), a condition affecting the ability to speak ... Figure from the thesis. Two-stage soft palate repair, a method for palate surgery ...

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 ...

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It takes a complex structure to perform so many roles, so lip problems can be hard to repair effectively ... and one undergoing treatment for a cleft lip. The scientists used a retroviral vector ...