Your medical and surgical teamwill provide a surgical plan basedon the needs of your child.
ApertSyndrome
CrouzonSyndrome
PfeifferSyndrome
Saethre-ChotzenSyndrome
Treacher CollinsSyndrome
Complex Craniofacial ProblemsConditions often requiring complex, long-term surgical and medical care. These include:
CraniosynostosisThis defect occurs when
the bones of a baby’s skull fusebefore the brain is fully formed.
Treating craniosynostosis – whichcan have multiple stages – usually
involves surgery to separate thefused bones. If there is no
underlying brain abnormality,the surgery allows a baby’s
brain adequate space togrow and develop.
BicoronalUnicoronal
Lamboid
Metopic
Sagittal
Deformationalposterior plagiocephaly
Normal infantskull
Pierre RobinSequenceA rare congenital conditionprimarily characterized in aninfant with a smaller-than-normal lower jaw, whichcan cause difficulties inbreathing and feeding.
Did you knowSome OMSs pursue a 1- or 2-yearfellowship for advanced trainingin craniofacial surgery.
Parents shoulddiscuss their concernswith a pediatricianand proceed withthe appropriatereferral to acraniofacial surgeonor a pediatricneurosurgeon.
Any child with a head orfacial abnormality shouldbe evaluated by a specialist.
Some are common, such as cleft lip and cleft palate.Some are quite rare.
Craniofacial anomalies
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Source: American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, www.MyOMS.orgThis information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Craniofacial anomalies are congenital malformations of the skull and face
Craniofacial Surgery