Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery

The craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery team at Arkansas Children's specializes in comprehensive craniomaxillofacial care for patients with conditions ranging from congenital birth defects to traumatic injuries.

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Advanced Treatment for Pediatric Craniofacial Care

Our highly-skilled craniofacial plastic surgeons are renowned leaders in pediatric craniofacial, cleft palate and other similar conditions. Our team consists of Plastic Surgery, Orthodontics, Dentistry, Otolaryngology, Speech, Audiology, Genetics, and Ophthalmology. Working together, we lessen the burden of each condition and prevent further damage. The complex craniomaxillofacial team has the same goal for our patients as their caregivers and loved ones do - for each child to have the very best quality of life possible.

Treatments

Our clinical team provides the full spectrum of general plastic surgery with a strong focus on jaw surgery (upper, lower and chin). We use the latest technological advances to virtually and precisely plan the pediatric surgery before ever stepping foot in the operating room. Operative Plans, computer simulations and 3-D surgical planning are shared with patients and families. These specially-trained professionals offer the full spectrum of cleft care, including:
  • Prenatal visits
  • Primary cleft lip and palate repair
  • Speech surgery
  • Revisional cleft surgery
  • Bone grafting
  • Jaw surgery
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Flap reconstructions stemming from burns, cancer or trauma
  • Breast reduction and reconstruction
  • Dermoid cysts
  • Nevi removal
  • Scar revisions

Cleft lip and palate treatments in infants

  • Primary cleft lip and palate surgery
  • Palatal lengthening for VPI
  • Palatal fistula repair
  • Orthognathic Surgery (Jaw Surgery for Patients with Cleft)
  • Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Standard Timeline for Cleft Surgeries:
    • Cleft Lip repair at 2-4 months
    • Soft Palate Repair with Palatal Obturator at 9-12 months
    • Hard Palate and alveolar cleft repair with bone substitute at 16-24 months of age
    • Palatal Lengthening Procedure if needed for speech at 6-10 years of age
    • Intermediate Rhinoplasty if needed at 6 years of age
    • Jaw Surgery as needed from 12-18 years of age after Orthodontic Treatment
    • Final Revision Rhinoplasty from 14-18 years of age

Advanced Treatment for Pediatric Craniofacial Care

Our highly-skilled craniofacial plastic surgeons are renowned leaders in pediatric craniofacial, cleft palate and other similar conditions. Our team consists of Plastic Surgery, Orthodontics, Dentistry, Otolaryngology, Speech, Audiology, Genetics, and Ophthalmology. Working together, we lessen the burden of each condition and prevent further damage. The complex craniomaxillofacial team has the same goal for our patients as their caregivers and loved ones do - for each child to have the very best quality of life possible.

Treatments

Our clinical team provides the full spectrum of general plastic surgery with a strong focus on jaw surgery (upper, lower and chin). We use the latest technological advances to virtually and precisely plan the pediatric surgery before ever stepping foot in the operating room. Operative Plans, computer simulations and 3-D surgical planning are shared with patients and families. These specially-trained professionals offer the full spectrum of cleft care, including:
  • Prenatal visits
  • Primary cleft lip and palate repair
  • Speech surgery
  • Revisional cleft surgery
  • Bone grafting
  • Jaw surgery
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Flap reconstructions stemming from burns, cancer or trauma
  • Breast reduction and reconstruction
  • Dermoid cysts
  • Nevi removal
  • Scar revisions

Cleft lip and palate treatments in infants

  • Primary cleft lip and palate surgery
  • Palatal lengthening for VPI
  • Palatal fistula repair
  • Orthognathic Surgery (Jaw Surgery for Patients with Cleft)
  • Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Standard Timeline for Cleft Surgeries:
    • Cleft Lip repair at 2-4 months
    • Soft Palate Repair with Palatal Obturator at 9-12 months
    • Hard Palate and alveolar cleft repair with bone substitute at 16-24 months of age
    • Palatal Lengthening Procedure if needed for speech at 6-10 years of age
    • Intermediate Rhinoplasty if needed at 6 years of age
    • Jaw Surgery as needed from 12-18 years of age after Orthodontic Treatment
    • Final Revision Rhinoplasty from 14-18 years of age

Advanced Treatment for Pediatric Craniofacial Care

Our highly-skilled craniofacial plastic surgeons are renowned leaders in pediatric craniofacial, cleft palate and other similar conditions. Our team consists of Plastic Surgery, Orthodontics, Dentistry, Otolaryngology, Speech, Audiology, Genetics, and Ophthalmology. Working together, we lessen the burden of each condition and prevent further damage. The complex craniomaxillofacial team has the same goal for our patients as their caregivers and loved ones do - for each child to have the very best quality of life possible.

Treatments

Our clinical team provides the full spectrum of general plastic surgery with a strong focus on jaw surgery (upper, lower and chin). We use the latest technological advances to virtually and precisely plan the pediatric surgery before ever stepping foot in the operating room. Operative Plans, computer simulations and 3-D surgical planning are shared with patients and families. These specially-trained professionals offer the full spectrum of cleft care, including:
  • Prenatal visits
  • Primary cleft lip and palate repair
  • Speech surgery
  • Revisional cleft surgery
  • Bone grafting
  • Jaw surgery
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Flap reconstructions stemming from burns, cancer or trauma
  • Breast reduction and reconstruction
  • Dermoid cysts
  • Nevi removal
  • Scar revisions

Cleft lip and palate treatments in infants

  • Primary cleft lip and palate surgery
  • Palatal lengthening for VPI
  • Palatal fistula repair
  • Orthognathic Surgery (Jaw Surgery for Patients with Cleft)
  • Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Standard Timeline for Cleft Surgeries:
    • Cleft Lip repair at 2-4 months
    • Soft Palate Repair with Palatal Obturator at 9-12 months
    • Hard Palate and alveolar cleft repair with bone substitute at 16-24 months of age
    • Palatal Lengthening Procedure if needed for speech at 6-10 years of age
    • Intermediate Rhinoplasty if needed at 6 years of age
    • Jaw Surgery as needed from 12-18 years of age after Orthodontic Treatment
    • Final Revision Rhinoplasty from 14-18 years of age

Advanced Treatment for Pediatric Craniofacial Care

Our highly-skilled craniofacial plastic surgeons are renowned leaders in pediatric craniofacial, cleft palate and other similar conditions. Our team consists of Plastic Surgery, Orthodontics, Dentistry, Otolaryngology, Speech, Audiology, Genetics, and Ophthalmology. Working together, we lessen the burden of each condition and prevent further damage. The complex craniomaxillofacial team has the same goal for our patients as their caregivers and loved ones do - for each child to have the very best quality of life possible.

Treatments

Our clinical team provides the full spectrum of general plastic surgery with a strong focus on jaw surgery (upper, lower and chin). We use the latest technological advances to virtually and precisely plan the pediatric surgery before ever stepping foot in the operating room. Operative Plans, computer simulations and 3-D surgical planning are shared with patients and families. These specially-trained professionals offer the full spectrum of cleft care, including:
  • Prenatal visits
  • Primary cleft lip and palate repair
  • Speech surgery
  • Revisional cleft surgery
  • Bone grafting
  • Jaw surgery
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Flap reconstructions stemming from burns, cancer or trauma
  • Breast reduction and reconstruction
  • Dermoid cysts
  • Nevi removal
  • Scar revisions

Cleft lip and palate treatments in infants

  • Primary cleft lip and palate surgery
  • Palatal lengthening for VPI
  • Palatal fistula repair
  • Orthognathic Surgery (Jaw Surgery for Patients with Cleft)
  • Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Standard Timeline for Cleft Surgeries:
    • Cleft Lip repair at 2-4 months
    • Soft Palate Repair with Palatal Obturator at 9-12 months
    • Hard Palate and alveolar cleft repair with bone substitute at 16-24 months of age
    • Palatal Lengthening Procedure if needed for speech at 6-10 years of age
    • Intermediate Rhinoplasty if needed at 6 years of age
    • Jaw Surgery as needed from 12-18 years of age after Orthodontic Treatment
    • Final Revision Rhinoplasty from 14-18 years of age

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