Jacob was adopted from Korea with a unilateral cleft lip and palate at the age of three months.

In the above picture, he is 15.

Joey was adopted at the age of 14 months. He was born in Korea with a severe bilateral cleft lip and palate and other anomalies.

In the picture above, he is a happy, healthy, fourteen yr old boy. 

Jessica was born in Korea with a bilateral cleft lip and palate and adopted at 20 months of age.

In the picture above, Jessica is twelve. 

Christopher was born with a moderately severe clefting of the lip, gums and hard and soft palates. 

He was adopted at birth and is now a very happy 11 year old.

Clara was 10 months old in the before picture and 23 months in the after picture. 

She had her first lip surgery at 15 months but fell 4 days after and split the left side open, then she had a revision at 18 months. 

Her palate was done at 20 months.

Theodore was adopted from Russia. 

Although his lip and palate surgeries were late, which caused some health problems in the beginning,

he is an enthusiastic child who lives life to the fullest.

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