Cleft palate is considered the most common birth defect among white Americans. This program follows a young child in need of a cleft palate reconstruction. The child had an initial operation to repair his lip when he was three months old. Now eleven months old, the cleft palate repair is the second in a series of operations to correct his condition. A Discovery Channel Production. (47 minutes)

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Part of the Series : Surgical Procedures, Part 2

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