Craniofacial syndromes are deformities in the growth of the head and facial bones. These deformities are usually congenital, meaning babies have them at birth. Some of the craniofacial syndromes we ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m pregnant with my second child. During the 20-week anatomy scan, my obstetrician detected my baby has a cleft lip. Does this mean my baby also has a cleft palate? How and when is ...

IRF6 (Interferon regulatory factor-6)-related disorders are a group of orofacial clefting conditions, including Van der Woude syndrome (VWS) and popliteal pterygium syndrome (PPS). VWS and PPS ...

Researchers have identified a new gene related to the Van der Woude syndrome (VWS), the most common syndrome with cleft lip and palate, according to a new study in the American Journal of Human ...

JANESVILLE, Wis. –– July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month, and one young girl in Janesville wants others to know you can overcome a condition like Cleft lip and thrive. 8-year-old Victoria ...

Babies born with a cleft lip or cleft palate, or both, will face some additional challenges in the early years of their lives, and so will their parents. Babies with clefts need to have surgery, learn ...