While every charm bracelet 15-year-olds Nandini Arakoni and Sanjana Gangadharan make is a unique item, there are a few things they all have in common. “We always use a heart to show love,” Arakoni ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Nandini Arakoni, 15, is a Freshman at Metea Valley High School. She was born with a cleft lip but says she was lucky to get it fixed with only a small scar. "I'm pretty fortunate I ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- Two Naperville teenagers are creating charm bracelets to raise money for their charity, which helps children around the world who need cleft repair surgeries. Side By Side ...

A cleft lip occurs when there is a split or opening in the lip. This opening can be small or large enough to connect the upper lip and nose. A cleft palate occurs when the roof of the mouth does not ...

It's estimated that every three minutes, somewhere in the world a baby is born with a cleft lip or palate, making it one of the most common birth defects. Eighteen-year-old Emma Johnston was born with ...

What Are Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate? Cleft lip and cleft palate are facial and oral differences that occur very early in pregnancy, while the fetus is developing inside the uterus. When the tissues in ...