Conditions and treatments

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Below you will find some of the common conditions we treat and procedures that we perform. This list is by no means all-inclusive, and we are happy to discuss treatment options for any other pediatric plastic/craniofacial surgery issues your child may have.

Conditions:

  • Typical cleft lip and palate
  • Atypical facial clefting (e.g., macrostomia, Tessier facial clefts)

Procedures:

  • Primary lip and palate repair
  • Secondary lip and palate repair
  • Atypical facial cleft repair

Conditions:

  • Microtia/anotia
  • Cryptotia
  • Stahl’s ear
  • Prominent ear deformity

Procedures:

Conditions:

  • Syndactyly (fused fingers/toes)
  • Polydactyly (extra fingers/toes)
  • Amniotic band syndrome
  • Hypoplastic (small) thumb
  • Trigger thumb

Procedures:

  • Syndactyly release
  • Removal of extra digits
  • Release of amniotic bands
  • Trigger release

Conditions:

  • Apert syndrome
  • Craniofacial microsomia
  • Crouzon syndrome
  • Treacher Collins syndrome
  • Nager syndrome
  • Pierre Robin sequence
  • Romberg hemifacial atrophy

Procedures:

  • Autologous rib graft reconstruction
  • Distraction osteogenesis (including LeFort II/Le Fort III/monobloc advancement)
  • Custom implant placement
  • Soft tissue flap reconstruction
  • Fat grafting

Conditions:

  • Syndromic (multi-suture) synostosis
  • Non-syndromic/single suture synostosis

Procedures:

  • Open total calvarial vault remodeling
  • Endoscopic/minimally invasive calvarial vault remodeling

Conditions:

  • Mobius syndrome
  • Bell’s palsy
  • Acquired deformity after tumor removal

Procedures:

  • Cranial vault distraction osteogenesis
  • Cross facial nerve grafting
  • Microsurgical facial reanimation with free tissue transfer

Conditions:

  • Facial bone fractures
  • Jaw fractures/malocclusion
  • Lacerations
  • Dog bites
  • Nerve injury

Procedures:

  • Fracture fixation
  • Laceration and soft tissue repair
  • Nerve repair

Conditions:

  • Maxillary hypoplasia (upper jaw undergrowth)
  • Mandibular hyperplasia (lower jaw overgrowth)
  • Vertical maxillary excess (gummy smile)
  • Hemimandibular hyperplasia/elongation

Procedures:

  • LeFort I maxillary advancement
  • LeFort I maxillary impaction/elongation
  • Sagittal split osteotomy setback/advancement of mandible
  • Vertical ramus osteotomy of mandible
  • Genioplasty

Conditions:

  • Extra nipples or breast tissue
  • Macromastia/juvenile hypertrophy
  • Gynecomastia
  • Poland’s syndrome

Procedures:

  • Excision of extra nipples/tissue
  • Reduction mammoplasty
  • Excision of gynecomastia
  • Breast reconstruction with implant or flap

Conditions:

  • Cysts
  • Keloids/hypertrophic scars
  • Moles
  • Hemangiomas
  • Vascular malformations (including port-wine stains)

Procedures:

  • Excisions
  • Laser therapy
  • Scar revision

Conditions:

  • Plagiocephaly (including associated torticollis)
  • Brachycephaly

Procedures:

  • Repositioning techniques
  • Physical therapy
  • Orthotic helmet construction

Conditions:

  • Fibrous dysplasia of craniofacial skeleton
  • Intracranial dermoids
  • Head and neck soft tissue tumors
  • Soft tissue tumors of trunk/extremities

Procedures:

  • Exposure for tumor removal with craniofacial techniques
  • Excision of tumor
  • Craniofacial reconstruction
  • Skin graft or flap reconstruction

Conditions:

  • Cleft-related congenital VPI
  • Non-cleft/syndromic congenital VPI
  • Acquired VPI

Procedures:

  • Palatal lengthening
  • Sphincter pharyngoplasty
  • Pharyngeal flap
  • Posterior pharyngeal wall augmentation

Conditions:

  • Bites
  • Burns
  • Lacerations
  • Pressure sores
  • Myelomeningocele (e.g., in spina bifida)

Procedures:

  • Debridements (cleaning)
  • Wound excision and repair
  • Skin grafting and flap reconstruction

Schedule an appointment

The best way to make an appointment is to call the Advocate Contact Center 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our center understands the time-sensitive nature of many diagnoses and conditions and can help secure an appointment for you as quickly as possible.

Call 847-318-9330 to make an appointment.

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