Congenital Disorders Conveniently located to serve the areas of San Diego, CA

Treatment of Cleft Lip & Palate involves repair of a gap in the upper lip and/or the roof of the mouth, due to lack of fusion. The skill and experience of the plastic surgeon is critical to maximizing aesthetic and functional outcomes, while also minimizing surgery, hospital stay and long-term costs.

FACES+ surgeons treat a variety of patients with Syndromic Craniosynostosis. These are inherited disorders resulting in abnormalities of the skull and face, and sometimes the hands and feet. 

Craniosynostosis is the premature closure or fusion of the open areas or sutures between the skull plates in an infant’s skull. When there is no other involvement besides the skull plates, the cause is usually unknown and the condition is called Non-Syndromic Craniosynostosis.

The surgeons at FACES+ treat a variety of other craniofacial disorders, including: Hemifacial Microsomia, Treacher Collins and Nager Syndromes, Frontonasal Dysplasia and Hypertelorbitism, Encephaloceles, Craniofacial Clefts, Small or Absent Eyes, Down Syndrome, Benign Subdural Hygroma.