A baby’s skull is made of several plates of bone that fuse together over time to form a single structure. Previous research has shown that approximately one in 2,000 babies have plates that fuse too ...

Researchers at UTHealth Houston have been awarded an $8.1 million grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine skeletal stem cells as potential drivers of craniofacial bone diseases and ...

The three categories of birth defects seen most are cleft lip and cleft palate, craniosynostosis, and microtia. Cleft lip and/or palate occurs in about one of every 1,000 births and happens when the ...

A baby who was born with a rare genetic disorder that causes facial deformities was given a poor prognosis by doctors and abandoned by his birth parents. However, he got a second chance at life when ...

Researchers at UTHealth Houston have been awarded an $8.1 million grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine skeletal stem cells as potential drivers of craniofacial bone diseases and ...

Craniofacial surgery is a subspecialty of plastic and reconstructive surgery that is concerned with the correction of malformations of the skull. A career in craniofacial surgery gives surgeons the ...

Certain types of ear malformations in infants can be treated by a simple and inexpensive technique—using paper clips to build custom splints to mold the shape of the growing ear, reports a study in ...

Craniofacial anomalies encompass a spectrum of congenital malformations affecting the bones, soft tissues and nerves of the skull and face, often arising from perturbations of embryonic branchial arch ...

Dedicated surgeons have made impressive progress in establishing craniofacial surgery services in India, report experts. Dedicated surgeons have made impressive progress in establishing craniofacial ...

A modern multi-disciplinary craniofacial care facility was officially opened recently at the Eastman Dental Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Eastman Craniofacial ...