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Maxillofacial Surgery
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Maxillofacial surgery corrects a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries, and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws, and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. The following procedures are some of the corrective surgeries in the maxillofacial discipline:
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Orthognatic Surgery:
A corrective surgery that moves one or both jaws to correct an imbalance in the facial esthetics and/or malocclusion
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Cleft Lip and Palate:
Treatment of cleft lip and palate requires a protocol handled by an interdisciplinary team of professionals (Face Center).
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Craniofacial Deformities:
An interdisciplinary team of professionals manages these cases ranging from: craniosinostosis, hemifacial microsomia, romberg, hemifacial microsomia, treacher-collins, etc...
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Maxillofacial Tumors:
The management of benign and malignant tumors of the facial skeleton, including the jaws and/or soft tissues.
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Craniofacial Trauma:
This involves corrective surgery and/or management of the craniofacial fractures and lesions.
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