Craniofacial Abnormalities Summary Craniofacial is a medical term that relates to the bones of the skull and face. Craniofacial abnormalities are birth defects of the face or head. Some, like cleft lip and palate, are among the most common of all birth defects. Others are very rare. Most of them affect how a person’s face or head looks. These conditions may also affect other parts of the body. Treatment depends on the type of problem. Plastic and reconstructive surgery may help the person’s appearance. Find an Expert American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Array Apert syndrome Cleidocranial dysostosis Craniofacial reconstruction – slideshow Craniosynostosis Craniosynostosis repair Head and face reconstruction Pierre Robin syndrome Related Issues Baby’s Head Shape: What’s Normal? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Reference Desk CCA Newsletters Children’s Craniofacial Association Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Craniofacial Abnormalities National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Craniosynostoses National Institutes of Health Specifics Coffin Lowry Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Craniosynostosis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Craniosynostosis National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Crouzon Syndrome (Craniofacial Dysostosis) Cleft Palate Foundation Holoprosencephaly National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Learning about Holoprosencephaly (HPE) National Human Genome Research Institute Noonan Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Positional Plagiocephaly (Flattened Head) Nemours Foundation Sotos Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Treacher Collins Syndrome Cleft Palate Foundation Start Here Craniofacial Syndrome Descriptions Children’s Craniofacial Association Encyclopedia Craniosynostosis repair – discharge Increased head circumference Metopic ridge Micrognathia Noonan syndrome Prognathism Short philtrum Skull x-ray Sutures – ridged Treacher-Collins syndrome Genetics Genetics Home Reference: 3MC syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Apert syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Baller-Gerold syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Bowen-Conradi syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: branchio-oculo-facial syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Carpenter syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: cherubism National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: cleidocranial dysplasia National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Coffin-Lowry syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Cohen syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: craniofacial microsomia National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: craniofacial-deafness-hand syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: craniometaphyseal dysplasia National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Crouzon syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Crouzonodermoskeletal syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: enlarged parietal foramina National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: frontonasal dysplasia National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Fryns syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: isolated Pierre Robin sequence National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Jackson-Weiss syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: mandibulofacial dysostosis with microcephaly National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Miller syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Muenke syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Nager syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Noonan syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: oral-facial-digital syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: osteoglophonic dysplasia National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Pfeiffer syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Potocki-Shaffer syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Robinow syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Saethre-Chotzen syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Sotos syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: thanatophoric dysplasia National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Treacher Collins syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Weaver syndrome National Library of Medicine Journal Articles Craniofacial Abnormalities Treatments and Therapies Understanding Cleft and Craniofacial Team Care Cleft Palate Foundation
