Your medical and surgical team will provide a surgical plan based on the needs of your child. Apert Syndrome Crouzon Syndrome Pfeiffer Syndrome Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome Treacher Collins Syndrome Complex Craniofacial Problems Conditions often requiring complex, long-term surgical and medical care. These include: Craniosynostosis This defect occurs when the bones of a baby’s skull fuse before the brain is fully formed. Treating craniosynostosis – which can have multiple stages – usually involves surgery to separate the fused bones. If there is no underlying brain abnormality, the surgery allows a baby’s brain adequate space to grow and develop. Bicoronal Unicoronal Lamboid Metopic Sagittal Deformational posterior plagiocephaly Normal infant skull Pierre Robin Sequence A rare congenital condition primarily characterized in an infant with a smaller-than- normal lower jaw, which can cause difficulties in breathing and feeding. Did you know Some OMSs pursue a 1- or 2-year fellowship for advanced training in craniofacial surgery. Parents should discuss their concerns with a pediatrician and proceed with the appropriate referral to a craniofacial surgeon or a pediatric neurosurgeon. Any child with a head or facial abnormality should be evaluated by a specialist. Some are common, such as cleft lip and cleft palate. Some are quite rare. Craniofacial anomalies to learn more and find an oral and maxillofacial surgeon near you. Visit MyOMS.org Source: American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, www.MyOMS.org This 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

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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

to learn more and find an oral and maxillofacial surgeon near you.Visit MyOMS.org

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