Cleft lip and Palate Links

• Wide Smiles - http://www.widesmiles.org
  Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Resource.
• American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association (ACPA)/Cleft Palate Foundation - http://www.cleftline.org
  Information and support from this newly combined organization.
• Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland - http://www.cleft.ie
  An Irish voluntary group providing support and information for parents of children with cleft lip and palate and those directly affected.
• Smiles - http://www.cleft.org
  Cleft lip and palate support group providing help on craniofacial issues and an overview of cleft palae management
• Final Operations (Cleft Lip/Palate) -- John B. Mulliken - http://www.samizdat.com/pp7.html
  John B. Mulliken, M.D. discusses final operations related to teeth, lip scars and nose, for teenagers with cleft lip/palate.
• Left Clip Club for Older Children and Teenagers - http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/leftclip
  A place for older children and teenagers affected by cleft lip and/or cleft palate to communicate and share ideas. Organised by the Cleft Lip and Palate Association (UK).
• Cleft Lip & Palate Association - http://www.clapa.mcmail.com/
  Information on services and advice offered by this UK association
• The Cleft Club - Support for Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate - http://cleftclub.cjb.net
  Support group for people born with cleft lip/palate, families, and those interested. Includes messageboards and live chat.
• Born to be Cleft - http://calvero.tripod.com/cleft/
  Personal story of what it was like having been born with a cleft lip and cleft palate.
• Cleft Lip Repair - http://www.mane-event.com/cleft1.htm
  A complete cleft repair procedure and illustrations, as authored and performed by Dr. John M. Lore.
• Cleft Lip and Palate Support - http://hometown.aol.com/dfwcleft
  Help and support to those whose lives have been touched by a cleft lip and/or palate and who live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas metroplex area.
• Living With Cleft Lip and Palate - http://members.tripod.com/deeanddall2
  One woman's journey to adulthood with cleft lip and palate. Contains support and information links as well as a forum for discussion with others who are faced with clefts.
• Cleft Lip and Palate - http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/Mosby_factsheets/cleft_lip.html
  Concise factsheet on causes, symptoms and treatment of cleft lip and palate.
• How Stuff Works: Cleft Lip and Palate - http://www.howstuffworks.com/dc17.htm
  Information about cleft lip and palate from Dr. Jerry Gordon.
• Cleft Notes - http://www.geocities.com/cleftnotes
  Site dedicated to families with cleft born children. Pictures of bilateral cleft and submucous palate repair progression along with medical and personal information.
• NU - Cleft Lip and Palate Institute - http://www.nuds.nwu.edu/clphome.htm
  Information about Chicago's Northwestern University team of medical, dental, and speech professionals, helping with the various issues of cleft lip, cleft palate, and other orofacial anomalies.
• Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery -http://www.plasticsurgery.org/surgery/cleftlp.htm
  If you're considering surgery to correct cleft lipor palate
• Plastic Surgery FAQs--Cleft Lip and Palate -http://www.plasticsurgery.org/faq/cleft.htm
  What causes cleft lip and palate? Most of the time, the cause is unknown. Clefts can run in families and be associated with other problems.
• The Cleft Lip & Palate Web Site - http://www.clapa.cwc.net/
  attempts to answer some of the most commonly-asked questions about cleft lip and palate and provides information on the services and advice offered by CLAPA.
• Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate, Resources on the Internet - http://www.samizdat.com/pp3.html
  American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association www.cleftline.org. Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland www.cleft.ie/ comprehensive source of information.
• "Cleft Advocate's Circle of Smiles"
  http://V.webring.com/hub?ring=wide_smiles

Do you know of some good resources to add here?  If so, please email me at amy@amyrdh.com and I will add it onto the site. THANKS :)

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