Over the last 20 years, cleft lip and palate awareness has grown, spurred in part by TV commercials from the nonprofit Smile Train, which bills itself as "the world's largest cleft charity," and ...

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 ...

July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness and improve understanding of cleft lip and palate defects. About 6,000 to 8,000 babies are born in the United States with ...

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 ...

A photo of baby Sutton has garnered more than 728,000 likes so far. When photographer Shannon Morton shared a baby photo to her business's Facebook page, she had no idea that it would go viral. "It ...

If your child has a cleft lip or cleft palate, the surgeries they need will depend their age and the severity of the cleft. The following is a general timeline of procedures, but keep in mind that ...

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 ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — One Oklahoma family is counting their Christmas blessings this holiday. Earlier this year, their son was born with a cleft lip and a cleft palate. They have invited News 4’s Ali ...

Lauren Onishi wants others to realize clefts are more than a cosmetic concern. Over the last 20 years, cleft lip and palate awareness has grown, spurred in part by TV commercials from the nonprofit ...