Craniofacial Conditions Treated

Craniofacial Conditions

Many craniofacial conditions, from common ones such as cleft lip to rare ones such as Apert syndrome, have similar characteristics or causes.

The sections below include information on what each condition is, what it's related to, who gets it and how it is treated at our center.

Our doctors are committed to being in the forefront of every aspect of craniofacial treatment – technical, medical and psychological.

• Cleft lip and palate
  The most common condition that we treat.
• Craniosynostosis
  A birth defect caused by premature fusion of skull bones; the second most common condition we treat.
• Crouzon syndrome
  A rare genetic form of craniosynostosis.
• Apert syndrome
  A rare genetic form of craniosynostosis.
• Hemifacial (craniofacial) microsomia
  A condition with underdevelopment of the ears and jaws.
• Treacher Collins syndrome
  A rare, inherited, congenital craniofacial condition that affects the bones, jaws, skin and muscles of the face.
• Pierre Robin sequence
  A birth defect that involves an abnormally small lower jaw and breathing problems.
• Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI)
  Children with cleft palate are at risk for VPI, a disorder that affects speech.
• Stickler syndrome
  A genetic disorder of connective tissue that results in problems with vision, hearing, facial and skeletal development.
• 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
  A complex craniofacial condition often linked with cleft palate.
• Van der Woude syndrome
  An inherited form of cleft lip and/or palate.
• Saethre-Chotzen syndrome
  A rare genetic form of craniosynostosis.
• Positional plagiocephaly
  A change in head shape caused by external pressure on the skull.
• Other rare conditions
  We treat other conditions not listed here.