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Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Read about the advanced surgical techniques and innovative surgical devices that Duke pediatric plastic surgeons are using to improve the lives of children of all ages.
Duke’s Expertise in Cleft Lip and Palate Offers Normal Life for Mom and Baby
Daisy Lester was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate, common birth defects that occur when the sides of a baby's face don't fully grow together during pregn ...
Nasoalveolar Molding Corrects Cleft Lip and Palate with Fewer Surgeries
If your child is born with a cleft lip or cleft palate, a customized orthopaedic device called nasoalveolar molding (NAM) can help correct your child’s cleft. ...
Repairing Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate with Fewer Surgeries
When Jack Stroud was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate, his parents were prepared. Their son’s birth defect was detected during a pregnancy ultrasound, wh ...
Closing Cleft Lip and Palate with Fewer Surgeries, Better Results
Thanks to nasoalveolar molding (NAM), Duke doctors were able to repair little Paisleigh Hamilton's cleft lip and palate with fewer surgeries.
Bright Future After Cleft Lip and Palate Repair
Now three years old, one would never know Tate Burch had a cleft lip and palate repair when the adopted child first came to the U.S. from China.