Radiotherapy is an invaluable weapon when treating cancer. However, the deleterious effects
of radiation, both immediate and long‐term, may have a significant effect on local tissues. …

BACKGROUND: Patients with cleft lip and/or palate can undergo numerous procedures to
improve appearance, speech, dentition and hearing. We developed a cleft-specific patient-…

A questionnaire survey of the perception of plastic surgery amongst 1567 members of the
public, general practitioners and medical students is presented. Closed-ended format …

Objective: The goal of treatment for individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) is to improve
physical, psychological, and social health. Outcomes of treatment are rarely measured …

Objective: Early mother-infant interactions are impaired in the context of infant cleft lip and
are associated with adverse child psychological outcomes, but the nature of these interaction …

Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to identify patient-reported outcome (PRO)
instruments used in research with children/youth with conditions associated with facial …

Background: The advent of self-inflating hydrogel tissue expanders heralded a significant
advance in the reconstructive potential of this technique. Their use, however, is limited by their …

Appearance and facial function are concepts not well addressed in current pediatric patient-reported
outcome measures (PROM) for facial conditions. We aimed to develop a new …

Objective: To describe the impact of completing the CLEFT-Q appearance scales on patients
with cleft lip and/or palate and to identify demographic and clinical characteristics and …

Objective This study was performed to investigate whether nasal and oropharyngeal
microbiological swabs taken prior to cleft lip and palate surgery correlated with the oronasal flora at …