Last month, Long (9 years old) and Xuan (8 months old) came to us from China to receive free surgeries provided by LEAP through our Landmark Program. Both children were abandoned…
Read More
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…
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…
We are happy to share that Tenaka had his cleft lip and soft palate repair and did very well. While awaiting surgery, his mom beautifully sang Hosanna to comfort her…
Four-month-old Tenaka arrived for patient evaluation today. We soon learned his mother and aunt traveled 200 miles over two days, taking several buses to finally arrive at Harare Children’s Hospital….
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…