Babies are into everything. Here in the U.S., we have every baby-proofing tool at our fingertips. We can plug every outlet, soften every corner, gate off every stair, and lock…
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Photo: WFAA Today is bittersweet as Misha returns home to Moldova. His sweet spirit was captured so well in this WFAA-TV news story! We are grateful to Medical City Children's…
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Dr. Giancarlo McEvenue is a Canadian plastic surgeon in his final year of residency training at the University of Toronto. In January, Dr. McEvenue was part of the surgical team…
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Dr. Kevin Healy with two anesthesia residents in Lima, Peru in December 2015 Dr. Kevin Healy is an anesthesiologist living in Gainesville, FL. Retired from remunerative practice, he is active…
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Dr. Adam Hamawy is a fellowship trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon and owner of Princeton Plastic Surgeons. In addition to being an accomplished surgeon, Dr. Hamawy is an avid photographer.…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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