What’s the Best Age to Repair a Cleft Lip or Palate?

What’s the Best Age to Repair a Cleft Lip or Palate?

No one knows exactly why a cleft lip or cleft palate occurs in infants, but science indicates that it could be a combination of DNA and other factors like the mother’s environment. The birth defects affect babies around the world, and in the United States alone,...
Necessary Cosmetic Pediatric Surgeries

Necessary Cosmetic Pediatric Surgeries

It’s a common misconception that plastic surgery is only for vain adults. The truth is plastic surgery can be life-changing, not just for adults but also children. Pediatric cosmetic surgeries can correct congenital and traumatic deformities and soft tissue...
The Pulse of a Surgical Resident

The Pulse of a Surgical Resident

When I was a surgical resident, I would get asked often how I survived each day and if it resembled the medical dramas on TV (when I trained, ER was popular, nowadays its Grey’s Anatomy). I started my surgical training before work hour restrictions. For nine months...