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In December 2020, 4-month-old Jesse had surgery to correct his cleft lip. During this delicate procedure, Dr. Adetayo closed the opening in Jesse’s cleft lip and performed cleft rhinoplasty to reshape his nose so he could breathe better.
My first operation was my lip and nose repair and when I was 11 months old, I had my second surgery to repair my palate. When I was three, I had grommets in my ears as I also had a hearing loss, but it is much better now. I have also had lots of speech therapy, talking X-rays and a camera up my nose.
7 sie 2023 · My visible difference. My name is Joanne, and I was born with a facial difference described as a cleft nose. I have had many surgeries to improve the appearance of my nose, from six months old up until 19 years old. Growing up, I was always aware that I looked different to other people.
Connor, 14, was born with a bilateral incomplete cleft lip and complete cleft palate involving the hard and soft palate. As a newborn, his condition was so severe that he was even unable to create the suction needed to feed. By the time he was 3 weeks old, he was failing to gain weight and was about to be admitted to a hospital.
Surgery and Beyond Learn how cleft care is more than surgery. Real-Life Stories Read stories from our patients and volunteers. Using AI to Help Create New Smiles and Rebuild Lives
Our research projects include a pilot project to develop techniques for 3-D MRI scanning of the palate, a study of the muscles of the soft palate to try to improve the quality of the surgery as well as investigating submucous cleft palate development and therapy.
27 lip 2018 · My son, Max, was born in the middle of a November blizzard in 2008 with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. Rewind to our 20 week ultrasound, where we were excited to find out his gender but were surprised to instead learn that he had a cleft. The tech was certain about his lip but because of the size, we were told to plan as if his palate was ...
