| NAME | MESSAGE |
| Heather Scott |
posted 05/09/05 05:33 PM Central Time (US)  contact the author directly
I have been doing a report for my health class about children with cleft lip and palates. One website had a listing of celebrities who were born with facial clefts and they included Mary Crosby. Was Bing's daughter born with a cleft lip or was there another Mary Crosby? I have read many books about Bing, and there was never any mention of it. I have seen pictures of Bing's daughter, and if she was born with the birth defect, the doctors did a wonderful job of repairing it, you can't even tell. I have a little cousin that was born with a cleft palate, among other problems, I hope doctors can do as good a job on her. |
| Ron Field |
posted 05/10/05 07:54 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly
Heather, By the photos I think there is a slight cleft lip (we use to say hair lip), but only fractional, but I've never heard any comments about it. |
| jane s. |
posted 05/10/05 08:27 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly
FYI: Cleft palate and cleft lip are two different abnormalities and do not have to occurr together. With a cleft palate, sucking and eating are problems and correcting the condition does not usually begin until after 6 months and closer to 18+ months of age. Simple soft tissue cleft palate is usually corrected in one surgery and more invloved including lip takes multiple surgeries. |
| Steven Lewis |
posted 05/10/05 10:15 PM Central Time (US)  no email address given
Ron, You may have said "hare lip," but you spelled it "hair lip." I have a hair lip. It doesn't require surgery to correct, only a good razor! |
| Ron Field |
posted 05/11/05 02:16 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly
Steven, I use to have one of those too, but with a beard as well. Good in the winter when I lived in England and played rugby. Nice and warm on a chilly day. |