Nasoalveolar Molding (NAM) for Cleft Lip and Palate (3 of 7)

The pediatric plastic surgery team from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia explains nasoalveolar molding for clefts. For more, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is one of the few places in the country to offer nasoalveolar molding (NAM), a presurgical treatment that improves outcomes for children with cleft lip and palate and is considered the most important advance in cleft lip and palate care in the last 30 years. Pediatric plastic surgeons Oksana Jackson, M.D., and Jesse Taylor, M.D., join craniofacial orthodontist Kristen Lowe, ., to explain nasoalveolar molding (NAM) and its benefits.