NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach family is celebrating their son’s new smile thanks to a therapy now being offered at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters to repair cleft lip and palate.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m pregnant with my second child. During the 20-week anatomy scan, my obstetrician detected my baby has a cleft lip. Does this mean my baby also has a cleft palate? How and when is ...

Cleft lip and palate are relatively common deformities, but only a few hundred reconstructive surgeons in the United States work with such patients. John A. Girotto, MD, not only cares for children ...

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 ...

During pregnancy, some parents learn their child will be born with a cleft lip or cleft palate. Other families find out at birth. Fortunately, cleft-repair surgery keeps improving. Eventually, tiny, ...

Cleft lip and cleft palate is cause due to improper fusion of the facial tissues in the middle. It affects one in 700 babies. There may be just a cleft in the upper lip or the cleft may affect the ...