The major craniofacial disorders fall into several categories, according to their pattern of malformations, and include: holoprosencephaly, cleft lip and palate, skull vault malformations (such as ...

With the manuscript "Molecular dynamics of retinoic acid-induced craniofacial malformations: implications for the origin of gnathostome jaws" to appear in the June 6th issue of the online ...

A new classification system seems to be highly accurate for evaluating nasal deformities in infants with cleft lip and palate ...

Surgical correction of orbital malformations requires close working between the craniofacial surgeon and ophthalmologist. A variety of craniofacial conditions present with orbital deformity ...

Craniofacial anomalies and deformities involve mainly the face and the skull. They are either present at birth, or developed lateral due to birth defect or following trauma, accident and tumours ...

That includes plastic surgery, with potential advances ranging from prevention of craniofacial malformations, to therapeutic skin grafts, to new types of rejection-free transplants, according to a ...

A proposed classification system appears highly accurate in evaluating nasal deformities in infants with cleft lip and/or ...

While this is the first study to link tRNA to craniofacial malformations, previous studies have shown that mutations that impair ribosome formation can also lead to similar defects. Studies have ...

As a craniofacial surgeon with more than 30 years of experience in treating facial abnormalities and performing reconstructive surgery on children with congenital deformities, I am heartened to ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Image creditAnnita Achilleos and Paul Trainor, Stowers Institute for Medical Research Craniofacial anomalies are some of the most common birth ...

Richtsmeier's group has shown that craniosynostosis involves problems with the global development of the bones of the skull and other cranial tissues that result in early closing of the sutures ...

More information: Hitomi Matsutani et al, Nonsurgical Creation of an Auriculocephalic Sulcus in Children With Congenital Auricular Deformities, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery (2023). DOI ...