Cleft lip and palate are congenital craniofacial anomalies that require a comprehensive surgical approach to restore facial aesthetics, speech, and overall function. Treatment is typically ...

Cleft lip: A congenital split in the upper lip that may extend into the nose, requiring surgical repair. Cleft palate: A congenital malformation characterised by an incomplete formation of the ...

At just a few months old Charlie had his first surgery to repair his cleft lip and then at nine months a surgery on the palate. In total he has had 15 surgeries, the most recent was to build a new gum ...

Over filo pastries, mothers tell of daughters enjoying normal life between operations while doctors plead for ministers to ...