Comprehensive Genetic Study of Cleft Lip and Palate Provides Insights
Analysis led by the University of Bonn provides new insights into possible causes of the malformation, published in Human Genetics and Genomics Advances.
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COVID is Changing Medical Fly-In Missions — And It Might Be for the Better
To get a sense of the new reality for medical missions, NPR talked to representatives of a half-dozen organizations whose volunteers provide surgical and medical care while training local health professionals.
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Labiaplasty Surgeries on the Rise
Here, Alexis Parcells, MD, FACS, a board-certified plastic surgeon and owner of Eatontown, N.J.-based Parcells Plastic Surgery, discusses what’s behind the surge of labiaplasty surgeries.
Smile Train and Lifebox Partner on Safer Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative in Low-Resource Countries
Cleft organization Smile Train announces the Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative in partnership with Lifebox, a global nonprofit organization that aims to make surgery safer in low-resource settings.
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Smile Train Takes on Operations of Simulare Medical
Cleft organization Smile Train will take on the operations of Simulare Medical, a developer of cleft surgery simulators, it announces.
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Valley Man Receives Life-Changing Facial Surgery
20-year-old David Bufkin, born with growth deformities that made it hard for him to eat and talk naturally, has found his happy ending, Banner Health explains.
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For Children with Cleft Lip and Palate, No Major Psychological Impact of Repeated Surgeries
More operations between the ages of 8 and 10 may lead to higher anxiety and depression, researchers suggest, in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
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Pediatric Plastic Surgeon Helps Patients Thrive Through Literature
When Dr. Edward Buchanan realized he had a message to share with his patients that was beyond the scope of his medical consultations, he decided to get creative, according to Baylor College of Medicine.
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Smile Train Appoints New Members to Medical Advisory Board
Cleft organization Smile Train announces in a news release the addition of four new members to its Medical Advisory Board – Dr. Nivaldo Alonso, Dr. Catherine Crowley, Dr. Fernando Molina and Dr. Peter Mossey.
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ADA Asks Congress to Pass Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
The American Dental Association reports it is asking Congress to pass the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act — legislation that would require all private group and individual health plans to cover medically necessary services that repair or restore congenital anomalies.
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Sidra Medicine Conducts Reconstructive Surgeries for Children Born Without Ears
Microtia is a congenital deformity affecting approximately one out of 4,000 births globally. Children born with the condition have incompletely formed or entirely missing ears, according to ILoveQatar.net.
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10-Day-Old Undergoes Plastic Surgery at KGH
A 10-day-old infant, born with a very rare condition of joint or fused eyelids as well as fused upper and lower jaws, was successfully operated upon by plastic surgeons at the King George Hospital recently.
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Free Reconstructive Surgery at Tygerberg Hospital Giving Back a Child’s Dignity
To put smiles on the faces of children affected by abnormal facial and other conditions, surgeons...
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Young Woman Suffering from Rare Genetic Disorder Causing Massive Tumors to Grow on Her Face is Freed from Her ‘Life of Shame’ by Australian Surgeons
A team of Australian doctors have radically transformed a young woman born with a rare medical condition that caused tumors to deform her face, according to Daily Mail.
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