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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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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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…
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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…
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For me, the Zimbabwe 2016 trip was a huge accomplishment. It was a testimony of God’s faith and healing powers. Two days after I returned from the Zimbabwe 2015 trip,…
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I’ve wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can remember, but I never knew why until after my first LEAP trip. Through that experience, I realized it…
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Our happiest and most joyful patient today! Cerys captured our hearts while waiting for her surgery. We are so happy to report that she has done very well post-operatively and…
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New to LEAP and already part of our family is Dr. Jose Castro Garcia, a craniofacial plastic surgery fellow at Medical City Hospital Dallas. Checking on his surgery patients required…
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Speech Pathologist Dianne Altuna has been providing one-on-one feeding care instructions to parents of cleft patients. Today, she begins leading classroom lectures. This is Dianne's first mission to Zimbabwe. She…
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