Craniofacial surgery is a surgical subspecialty devoted to congenital and acquired deformities of the head, skull, face, neck, jaws, and the structures around them. Although the field often involves reshaping bone, craniofacial surgeons also work with skin, nerve, muscle, and teeth as needed to treat conditions such as craniosynostosis, rare craniofacial clefts, the aftermath of facial fractures, cleft lip and palate, micrognathia, Treacher Collins syndrome, Apert syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, craniofacial microsomia, and microtia. Surgeons enter the field after completing a residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, or ear, nose, and throat surgery, followed by a dedicated craniofacial surgery fellowship, and dedicated cleft and craniofacial centers exist at many major academic medical centers.
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Craniofacial surgery is a surgical subspecialty that deals with congenital and acquired deformities of the head, skull, face, neck, jaws and associated structures.
Craniofacial surgery (Wikipedia)
Treats: Cleft Lip and Palate, Lead: treats Cleft Lip and Palate
Defects typically treated by craniofacial surgeons include craniosynostosis (isolated and syndromic), rare craniofacial clefts, acute and chronic consequences of previous facial fractures, cleft lip and palate, micrognathia, Treacher Collins Syndrome, Apert's Syndrome, Crouzon's Syndrome, Craniofacial microsomia, microtia, and many other conditions.
Treats: Craniosynostosis, Lead: treats Craniosynostosis
Defects typically treated by craniofacial surgeons include craniosynostosis (isolated and syndromic), rare craniofacial clefts, acute and chronic consequences of previous facial fractures, cleft lip and palate, micrognathia, Treacher Collins Syndrome, Apert's Syndrome, Crouzon's Syndrome, Craniofacial microsomia, microtia, and many other conditions.
Treats: Treacher Collins Syndrome, Lead: treats Treacher Collins Syndrome
Defects typically treated by craniofacial surgeons include craniosynostosis (isolated and syndromic), rare craniofacial clefts, acute and chronic consequences of previous facial fractures, cleft lip and palate, micrognathia, Treacher Collins Syndrome, Apert's Syndrome, Crouzon's Syndrome, Craniofacial microsomia, microtia, and many other conditions.
Treats: Microtia, Lead: treats Microtia
Defects typically treated by craniofacial surgeons include craniosynostosis (isolated and syndromic), rare craniofacial clefts, acute and chronic consequences of previous facial fractures, cleft lip and palate, micrognathia, Treacher Collins Syndrome, Apert's Syndrome, Crouzon's Syndrome, Craniofacial microsomia, microtia, and many other conditions.
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