Amukelani, born with a cleft lip, is among 18 children receiving corrective surgery during Smile Week thanks to donors.

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 ...

F RIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 (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 ...

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 ...

Two-stage soft palate repair, a method for palate surgery used in Gothenburg since the 1990s ... (A) Cleft lip, (B) Cleft palate, (C) Unilateral cleft lip and palate, (D) Bilateral cleft lip and ...

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 ...

Timing and outcomes of cleft lip repair surgery were compared among groups. Data analyses demonstrated that non-White ...

Cleft lip and palate are the most common congenital malformations in the craniofacial region, occurring at a rate of 1:700 births in Brazil. These conditions lead to functional impacts on patients, ...

The president and chief executive officer of Smile Train, a non-governmental organisation that offers free cleft lip and palate surgeries, Dr Susannah Schaefer, said in Africa alone, the 149 250 ...

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 ...