Parents and guardians of children born with cleft palates and other facial disfigurements have been urged to seek treatment for their afflicted dear ones.
Jennifer Trubenbach, the president of Operation of Hope, a team of international experts on facial surgery, said people should not be ashamed of relatives and family members born with facial disfigurements. She said people are born with such conditions not because of evil spirits but because of natural complications. Trubenbach said surgery was the only way so far to fight such conditions.
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