Craniofacial surgery

Craniofacial surgery is the subspecialist area of surgery that diagnoses and manages a large heterogeneous group of both congenital and acquired conditions. The common factor is the involvement of the cranium (and its contents) and the face. This chapter first introduces craniofacial surgery and goes on to cover craniosynostosis, single-suture synostosis, syndromic synostosis, torticollis and positional skull deformity, craniofacial procedures, craniofacial clefting disorders, tumours, vascular malformations of the head and neck, hemifacial microsomia, and Treacher Collins syndrome. Finally it outlines the members of the craniofacial team, and the organization of craniofacial services in the UK.