International Adoptees With Cleft Lip and/or Palate: Lessons Learned From a Growing Population

Background: International adoptees with cleft lip and palate (CLP) are a growing population in the United States. They represent a clinical challenge, presenting at various ages and stages of cleft repair.
Methods: A retrospective review of patients seen at the CLP Program at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) between 1998 and 2012 with a history of international adoption was performed. Demographics, surgical histories, and long-term speech outcomes were reviewed.
Results: Seventy-four female and 77 male patients were evaluated. Patients were adopted at an average age of 2.3 years (range, 0.4–8.6 years); 80.8% (n = 122) of patients were adopted from China. The rate of international cleft adoption increased by approximately 1.5 patients per year (r2 = 0.7739, P

Source: Annals of Plastic Surgery - September 16, 2016 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Circumspectus Medicinae: Text and Context Source Type: research