Cleft Lip & Palate Disorders

Craniofacial abnormalities are birth defects of the face or head. Some of these conditions, like cleft lip and palate, are among the most common birth defects. Others are very rare. At Nemours Children's, our expert cleft and craniofacial teams can provide advanced, life-changing care. Our goal is to help your child look and function as normally as possible — and feel good about themselves as they grow.

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Cleft Lip & Palate Disorders

Craniofacial abnormalities are birth defects of the face or head. Some of these conditions, like cleft lip and palate, are among the most common birth defects. Others are very rare. At Nemours Children's, our expert cleft and craniofacial teams can provide advanced, life-changing care. Our goal is to help your child look and function as normally as possible — and feel good about themselves as they grow.

Learn More About Cleft Lip and Palate

Contact Us
Cleft Lip & Palate Disorders

Craniofacial abnormalities are birth defects of the face or head. Some of these conditions, like cleft lip and palate, are among the most common birth defects. Others are very rare. At Nemours Children's, our expert cleft and craniofacial teams can provide advanced, life-changing care. Our goal is to help your child look and function as normally as possible — and feel good about themselves as they grow.

Learn More About Cleft Lip and Palate

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Cleft Lip & Palate Disorders

Why Choose Us

At Nemours, we offer the latest advances in craniofacial and maxillofacial surgery, including minimally invasive endoscopic-assisted procedures when appropriate. These operations use smaller incisions, which means less scarring, less pain, less bleeding and a faster recovery for kids.

Children with a craniofacial condition often have to deal with social and/or emotional challenges too. We understand the impact this can have on your child’s confidence. That’s why a large part of our program is devoted to helping kids feel better about themselves. We’ll partner with you and your family, offering support and guidance throughout your child’s growth and development. We want to help your child feel better on the outside and the inside.

Regional Care Highlights

Delaware Valley Highlights

Delaware/Greater Philadelphia

We offer complete cleft lip and palate, craniofacial and maxillofacial care at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware (Wilmington, Del.) and select satellite Nemours locations. After your first appointment, our large team will meet as a group and agree on a personalized treatment plan for your child.

  • Accredited by the Commission on Approval of Teams for the American Cleft Palate — Craniofacial Association and Cleft Palate Foundation
  • Advanced, fully equipped surgical care and a highly trained pediatric plastic surgery team
  • Nemours Partners for Perinatal Management Program, working with expectant parents and their doctors to help diagnose babies’ conditions during pregnancy and develop a plan of care for after they’re born
  • Advanced practice nurse (APN) serving as your child’s care coordinator
  • Access to more than 30 other medical specialties if your child needs additional care
  • Academic ties with Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University (TJU)
  • Ronald McDonald House of Delaware right across from our main hospital campus, for an affordable home away from home during long hospital stays

Florida Highlights

Central Florida

We offer complete cleft lip and palate, craniofacial and maxillofacial care at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida (Orlando), as well as surgery consultations and follow-up care at select Nemours locations. Our Facial Anomalies & Skull Base Program is taking a critical role in caring for children with craniofacial disorders — offering leading-edge treatment and surgical procedures.

  • Accredited by the Commission on Approval of Teams for the American Cleft Palate — Craniofacial Association and Cleft Palate Foundation
  • Home to one of the foremost cleft and craniofacial anomaly programs in the area
  • Coordination with our Nemours Center for Fetal Care (for babies still in the womb with possible cleft lip or cleft palate)
  • Access to more than 30 other medical specialties if your child needs additional care
  • Academic ties with the University of Central Florida College of Medicine
  • Ronald McDonald House on campus, for an affordable home away from home during long hospital stays
  • Weekly multidisciplinary cleft clinic

Northeast Florida

We offer complete cleft lip and palate, craniofacial and maxillofacial care at Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville and select satellite locations.

  • Surgeries performed at our neighbor and collaborating hospital Wolfson Children’s Hospital, with follow-ups after surgery in the hospital and at Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville
  • Academic and clinical ties with the University of Florida College of Medicine–Jacksonville and Mayo Clinic Florida
  • Ronald McDonald House across the street, for an affordable home away from home during long hospital stays

Find Care at Nemours

We have many pediatric specialists and locations — find the care closest to you: