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Children's Mercy Hospital

Children's Mercy Hospital

2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 234-3000
www.childrensmercy.org


What's a Cleft Lip?

Cleft Lip

Say: kleft lip

A cleft is a split between two things. Some babies are born with lips that haven't grown together while they were developing inside their mom. Cleft lips can make it hard for children to eat or talk. Surgery can fix a cleft lip.