Baby Genesis Overcomes Cleft Lip and Palate with Care from Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
“As the pregnancy went on, I was hospitalized for a few days when my blood pressure got too high.” In total, she was admitted four times.
The Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Program, affiliated with Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, provides families with educational resources to learn more about their child’s condition. These tools include webinars, articles and patient stories aimed to provide families with information about specific conditions and treatment options provided at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.
Webinars
Note: The webinars are intended to provide families with objective information about their child’s diagnosis. The information presented in these videos is educational and is intended to develop a general knowledge of the condition and/or procedure. It is not intended as medical advice or the practice of medicine. Specific aspects of your condition, expected outcomes, and care should be addressed and answered after consultation with your physician. Not all affiliated physicians are Memorial Hermann employees.
Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Journal
Matthew Greives, MD, FACS, and Leanne Doringo, MSN, RN, part of The Texas Cleft-Craniofacial Clinic at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, in collaboration with Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, were participating authors in the article, Survey of Parent Experiences in Prenatal Visits for Infants with Cleft Lip and Palate, published in the Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal.
The article aimed to identify the factors that influence a parent’s choice of cleft team and surgeon. The study discovered that parents are more concerned with the cleft team / surgeon’s experience level and personality than the distance travelled to get to the hospital or the before and after photographs of previous patients.
Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Patient Stories
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May 12, 2022
Neal Wille’s Path to a Big Smile
Three-year-old Neal Wille is among the one in 700 kids annually around the world born with a cleft lip and palate. Today, he’s a ball of smiles and sunshine when his parents bring him to see the Texas Cleft-Craniofacial Team for follow-up care after his surgeries that were performed at Chil...
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May 9, 2018
Cameron’s Story: Multidisciplinary Team Supports Boy on His Long Journey of Healing
Cameron is on the “A” honor roll in his fifth-grade class, a significant achievement for any kid. Cameron is not just any kid. He is a survivor. At 10 years of age, Cameron has already undergone 24 surgical procedures. Cameron was diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic condition known as Mandib...
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February 8, 2018
Mina’s Story: Teen Gymnast Overcomes Vascular Anomaly
Fourteen-year-old Mina is a champion. Every day, she overcomes obstacles to pursue her lifelong goal of becoming a world-class gymnast. But recently, despite her hard work and fierce determination to be the best, Mina almost met her match. Mina was born with a venous malformation on her right che...
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January 7, 2018
A Smile So Sweet: Jacob’s Cleft Lip Story
On April 21, 2014, Leah Yeglin gave birth to her son, Jacob. Moments later, she began to sense something was wrong – and soon learned her intuition was right. A nurse informed her that Jacob had a cleft lip but, thankfully, was otherwise healthy. “It was a shock,” Yeglin remembers. “I thought tha...
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December 29, 2016
Thea’s Story: Hemangioma, an Angel’s Kiss
During a routine well-baby checkup shortly after Thea was born, her pediatrician noted a small red spot on Thea’s temple, adjacent her right eye. Colleen , Thea’s mother, recalls, “Our pediatrician knew immediately that the red spot was a hemangioma, and he told us it would grow...
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July 15, 2016
Macy's Story: Cleft Lip and Palate
As Kenzie and Ricky attended their routine 18-week ultrasound, they expected everything to go smoothly; however, they received unexpected information about their baby girl, Macy. Their unborn daughter was diagnosed with a unilateral cleft (a split occurring on one side) that extended all the way ...
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May 20, 2014
Cleft Lip and Palate Program Brings New Smiles to Life
Daniella Coca’s son Anthony was born with both a cleft lip and palate. Coca was five months pregnant when she received the diagnosis after a 3-D ultrasound, which afforded her and Anthony’s father several months to meet John Teichgraeber, MD, and his team, determine a plan of action and better pr...
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May 2, 2014
Physicians Bring Smiles to Patients Abroad
Pediatric surgeons have the ability to bring smiles to patients and their families. Dr. John Teichgraeber, director of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Pediatric Surgery, recently brought smiles and positive outcomes to patients in Mexico as part of a medica...
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