The department of cleft and craniofacial surgery has two services- cleft lip and palate clinic and craniofacial deformity clinic. The cleft lip and palate clinic offers state of the art cleft lip surgery and repair.

Craniofaicial Surgery Services: Facial anomaly has a significant effect on both the emotional and physical growth of children. Early recognition and correction of craniosynostosis is essential for normal growth of both brain and craniofacial skeleton. Comprehensive management of craniofacial anomalies is best achieved through a dedicated multidisciplinary treatment and rehabilitation team.

Cleft lip and palate: St.Thomas Hospital cleft lip and palate service offers care of cleft lip and palate patients from birth to adulthood. A multi-disciplinary team consisting of cleft surgeons, speech therapist, clinical geneticist, orthodontist and nutrition service.

Confident Smile - Dr. A.K Cherian Memorial Charitable Society

There are millions of children with unrepaired cleft lips and palates who have little to no prospect of ever being helped. Their parents are so poor, they could never afford surgery. So they wait and they hope and they pray that someday, someone will come along and help them.

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