Owing to its central location on the face, the nose plays an intimate role in all social interactions. Early surgical correction of nasal deformities improves psychosocial development and ...
Scientists discover the gene locus associated with cleft lip and palate. Comparing 500,000 snippets of human DNA put scientists on the right track. A genetic variant on chromosome 8 occurs with ...
The goals of surgical treatment of cleft nasal deformity include normal speech, aesthetic facial appearance, normal occlusion, unobstructed nasal passages, and absence of psychological pathology ...