I started with LEAP during my fellowship year. International medical work was already a key passion but a question of how and when. During fellowship, Dr. Hobar said the time…
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On average, about 1 in every 500-750 births worldwide results in a cleft. LEAP currently has a volunteer surgical mission team in Belize — a geographic region that has no plastic…
Every week for the past several weeks, Misha has seen Dr. Craig Hobar in the office to receive saline injections in his tissue expanders, which allows the affected tissue to…
Some cleft lip and palate repairs require multiple complex craniofacial surgeries as a child grows. In some of these more complex cases requiring a pediatric neurosurgeon or other more specialized medical provider,…
A cleft lip and palate medical team is generally comprised of a craniofacial plastic surgeon, an orthodontist, and a speech therapist, depending upon the child’s specific needs. Many patients with…
Cleft lip and palate are among the most treatable birth defects in this country. In impoverished countries, many children grow up with unrepaired clefts due to lack of access to…
In honor of Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness Month, we are reaching out to our LEAP family throughout July as part of our monthly donor campaign. Monthly donations help us to…
Cleft lip and palate are birth defects that occur while a baby is developing in the womb. During the 6th-10th weeks of pregnancy, separate areas of the face fuse to…
Babies born with just a cleft lip usually do not have feeding problems. However, when the palate is involved, feeding is a bigger challenge. A cleft palate makes it harder…
Cleft lip alone is twice as common in males, cleft palate alone is more common in females, and cleft lip and palate together is more common in males. Clefts can also…