Alivia’s Story

Our blessing---Alivia Layne Sebastian born on February 10, 2004 with a bi-lateral cleft lip and palate. She has undergone eight surgeries throughout her life, surgeries that have allowed her beautiful spirit to remain undiminished. We would like to share her journey with you and ask you to continue to pray for our Alivia, as she goes through … [Read More...]
Surgery Updates
Alivia has surgery scheduled for Friday May 27
We just wanted to let everyone know that our Angel is having surgery this Friday on her right ear. We know that she is going to have the same great results that she had on her left ear. Thank you for all your support and words of encouragement. We will keep everyone posted of the results. … [Read More...]
What is Cholesteratoma?

New article I found regarding children with cleft lip and palate related to cholesteatoma: Sequelae of otitis media with effusion among children with cleft lip and/or cleft palate. Sheahan P; Blayney AW; Sheahan JN; Earley MJ Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci. 2002 Dec;27(6):494-500. Otitis media with effusion (OME) is common among children with cleft palate, and may lead to such long-term consequences as hearing loss, tympanic membrane retraction, … [Read More...]
About Cleft Lip & Palate
Cleft Lip and Palate
Cleft lip and palate Classification and external resources Child born with cleft palate, age 5 months ICD-10 Q35.-Q37. ICD-9 749 DiseasesDB 29604 29414 eMedicine ped/2679 Look up cleft lip in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cleft lip (cheiloschisis) and cleft palate (palatoschisis), which can also occur together as cleft lip and palate, are variations of a type of clefting congenital deformity caused … [Read More...]







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