What is Cleft Lip and Palate?
Learn about cleft lips and cleft palates, including causes and treatment. Prepare for the challenges your baby might have and learn about your baby’s long-term outlook.
Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth abnormalities of the mouth and lip. Cleft palate occurs when the roof of the mouth does not completely close, leaving an opening that can extend into the nasal cavity. left lip is an abnormality in which the lip does not completely form during fetal development.
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Cleft and Craniofacial Center
The Cleft and Craniofacial Center is a collaboration between Shriners Hospitals for Children and MGfC to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary care to children born with a cleft lip, cleft palate or other craniofacial anomalies.
Cleft Lip and Palate
Cleft lip and palate is a congenital condition causing esthetic and functional problems with the patient's face and jaw.
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The Medical Genetics Program at Mass General for Children specializes in the evaluation and care of patients of all ages who may have health problems with a hereditary, genetic, or metabolic basis.
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