It can be difficult for any parent to hear that their new or soon-to-be-born baby has a cleft lip, cleft palate, or other skull or facial anomaly. While these are among the most common birth anomalies ...

Archaeologists have discovered a "unique" medical prosthetic implant lodged in the skull of an 18th-century skeleton. The artificial body part, described in a study published this month in the Journal ...

Scientists studying birth defects in humans and purebred dogs have identified an association between cleft lip and cleft palate and a mutation in the ADAMTS20 gene. Their findings were presented at ...

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's is opening a new plastic surgery program for children with facial deformities. The Cleft and Craniofacial Program, led by Victor Chien, MD, addresses the needs of any ...

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 ...