Craniofacial Anomalies Clinic

The Craniofacial Anomalies Clinic at UW is a multidisciplinary clinic focusing on birth defects of the head and face.

More specifically, this includes

• cleft lip
• cleft palate
• submucous cleft palate
• head shape abnormalities
• speech resonance abnormalities
• small jaw (micrognathia)
• syndromes involving the face
  • Pierre Robin syndrome (cleft palate and extremely small mandible)
  • Treacher Collins syndrome (cleft palate, eye abnormalities, small mandible)
  • Velocardiofacial syndrome (q22 chromosomal deletion with cleft palate)
  • Complex orofacial clefts
  • Beckwith-Wiedeman syndrome
• syndromes involving the head
• Craniosynostosis
• Apert’s syndrome
• Crouzon syndrome
• Pfeiffer syndrome
• Hypertelorism

Members of the group include, pediatric craniofacial-plastic surgeons, pediatric ENT surgeons, audiologists, pediatric social worker, geneticist, specialized speech and language pathologists, pediatric dentist, and orthodontist.

Each team member focuses on individual aspects of problems with craniofacial birth defects. For example, the pediatric craniofacial surgeon focuses on surgical correction of the birth defect. The ENT surgeon and audiologists focus on preservation of hearing (as often children are at risk for fluid and infections.) The speech pathologists provide complex testing and therapy if the child experiences difficulty with speaking. The social worker focuses on adjustment of the child in the school/social settings and provides support to families. The dentist and orthodontist work together providing global dental healthcare, and specific treatment and recommendations for children whose teeth are affected by the craniofacial abnormality.

In summary, the entire team works to provide comprehensive proactive care of children with facial birth defects from birth until adulthood. In addition, if ultrasound diagnosis of cleft or other craniofacial abnormality is noted during pregnancy, we provide prenatal consultation and support to expectant parents.

To understand more about cleft and/or cranial shape abnormalities, please visit the below links:

www.widesmiles.org
www.cleftline.org

To make an appointment for the Craniofacial Anomalies Clinic at UW-Children’s Hospital, Madison,

Call (608) 263-2376 or
Email the CFAC director, Dr. Delora Mount at mount@surgery.wisc.edu

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