At Golisano Children’s Hospital at Strong, we are proud to offer the region’s only center dedicated to the needs and treatment of children born with cleft lip, cleft palate and other craniofacial anomalies. Our center consists of an interdisciplinary team of professionals, dedicated to offering a full range of services to the patient and family dealing with these types of birth defects. It is our mission to provide optimal care through a team-oriented approach and to stimulate and support research that will improve the quality of life for our patients. We strive to change faces, and, ultimately, to change lives.
See Our Patients Before and After Surgery
In addition to cleft palate and cleft lip, this pediatric center is able to provide treatment for a variety of craniofacial anomalies:
- Apert Syndrome
- Cleft Lip
- Cleft Palate
- Craniosynostosis
- Crouzon Syndrome
- Ear Anomalies
- Endoscopic Craniosynostosis
- Fibrous Dysplasia
- Hemifacial Microsomia
- Microtia
- Orthogenetic Jaw
- Pierre Robin Sequence
- Plagiocephaly
- Post-traumatic Facial Reconstruction
- q22 Deletions
- Sleep Apnea
- Treacher Collins Syndrome
- Vascular Birthmarks
Pediatric surgeries now take place in the Mildred Levine Pediatric Surgical Suite, our new facility designed with children’s needs and comfort in mind.
Contact Us
To contact the Center or a member of the Cleft and Craniofacial Center team: Call 273-FACE (3223)
If your child has a cleft lip or cleft palate, or other craniofacial condition, we can help. The first step is to contact our office and schedule an initial evaluation. This initial evaluation will help us to discover your child’s needs; help you with specific issues, such as feeding; and to begin to chart a course for the future.
The optimal time for this appointment is within your child’s first few weeks of life. Your child and family will be seen at frequent intervals through any treatment, and then on an annual or semi-annual basis thereafter.
Additional Resources
For further information and/or support regarding craniofacial anomalies, cleft lip or cleft palate please see our list of recommended resources.