Explaining Cleft Lip and Palate (1 of 7)

The pediatric plastic surgery team from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) explains cleft lip and palate. For more, Cleft lip and palate can take make forms: bilateral or unilateral, complete or incomplete. Many cases of cleft lip are diagnosed before birth using advanced imaging tests, and the pediatric plastic surgeons in CHOP’s Cleft Lip and Palate Program do more than 1,000 surgeries related to cleft lip and palate each year. Oksana Jackson, M.D., Jesse Taylor, M.D., and Nahla Khalek, M.D., describe the treatments available and the role CHOP’s Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment plays in patients’ care. The pediatric plastic surgery team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is an international leader in surgery and treatment for children with cleft lip and cleft palate.