By performing this surgery now, the hope is to reduce incision tension (something that occurs during the healing process) when the cleft lip repair is performed later. Reducing tension will reduce the ...

Oronasal Fistula: An abnormal connection between the oral cavity and the nasal cavity, which can occur after cleft palate surgery. This Nature Research Intelligence Topic summary is one of 30,000 ...

At her 20-week scan, Hanratty learned of her baby’s cleft lip diagnosis. “Of course I cried when I found out,” she shared in an interview with TODAY.com. “You don’t want to think about your child ...

Medicare may cover medically necessary deviated septum surgery, but there are specific rules and exclusions to be aware of.

Blood thinners are commonly used in conjunction with surgery when the risk for blood clots is heightened. They may be prescribed before, during, or after surgery. There are two primary types of ...

More and more parents are becoming aware of tongue ties and lip ties these days, often wondering if they could cause any ...

For this reason, most surgeons recommend avoiding it before surgery and sometimes after. After surgery, the risks of cannabis are unclear, but it may increase the risk of vomiting or nausea or ...

I couldn't find anywhere to live, so was placed in a damp bedsit with a microwave and shared shower room, a grandmother from ...

By: Monica Leff, M.D., obstetrician & gynecologist, Chair, Women’s Division, MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Each year, January marks National Birth Defects Awareness Month, a time ...

"We're all going to be figuring it out together, but there's nothing to go back to" Adam Carlson is the senior editor for human interest at PEOPLE, which he first joined in 2015. His work has also ...