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Craniofacial Surgery
Craniofacial surgery
is highly complex reconstructive surgery requiring the skills
of a multidisciplinary team led by a specifically trained
plastic surgeon. Assessment and diagnosis are the initial
steps for the parents and infants with a craniofacial problem.
After a one day on-site visit with the specialists, the craniofacial
team meets to establish the diagnosis and construct a treatment
plan for the child. As there can be many variations within
each of the identified syndromes, each plan is highly individualized.
Addressing the psychosocial elements is a crucial part of
each plan. Patients with severe craniofacial anomalies undergo
successive surgeries and long term rehabilitation.Those with
lesser problems may undergo one or two operations. The team
coordinates care with referring physicians to avoid duplication
of testing and to assure the families that there is continuity
of care.
| Conditions
evaluated and treated are: |
- Apert's Syndrome
- Crouzon's Syndrome
- Craniosynostosis, other
- Craniofacial
Tumors
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- Hemifacial
Microsomia
- Orbital
Hypertelorism
- Treacher-Collins'
Syndrome
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| Team Members
include: |
- Geneticists
- Neurosurgeons
- Nurses
- Ophthalmologists
- Oral
& Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Orthodontists
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- Otorhinolaryngologists
- Plastic
Surgeons
- Parent
Liaisons
- Social
Workers
- Speech
Pathologists
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