Craniofacial surgery may be used to treat urgent, life-threatening conditions as well as important “quality of life” reconstructive procedures.
Cleft lip and cleft palate occur when tissues in the lips and/or the roof of the mouth fail to properly join during fetal development.
Some children are born with or develop irregularities of the skull and/or spine (called craniosynostosis). Some benefit from surgical correction procedures.
A life-changing surgical procedure to replace all or part of a person's disfigured face using donor tissue.
Birth defects are health problems that are present at birth. They can range from mild to severe, and some babies have more than one.