With expertise and extensive experience in cleft and craniofacial disorders, including the most complicated cases, Mayo Clinic specialists can provide a customized treatment plan for your child.
Our facial reconstruction surgeons have the training and skills to repair and reconstruct facial features that are absent or deformed due to:
Birth defects
Craniofacial deformities
Head and neck cancer resection
Maxillofacial surgery
Previous failed microvascular reconstructions
Radiation therapy to the head and neck
Trauma
On average, craniofacial surgeons at Mayo Clinic perform over 1,800 procedures each year. Minimally invasive surgical techniques are emphasized when appropriate, including advanced laparoscopic, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and robotic surgical approaches.