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| Cleft Family Information |
| Craniofacial Anomalies |
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Medical College of Georgia's
Craniofacial Center
The mission of the Medical College of Georgia's Craniofacial Center is to diagnose and treat children and adults with congenital and acquired craniofacial disorders.
The Craniofacial Center operates two multidisciplinary clinics each month, a Cleft Clinic and a Craniofacial Clinic. Patients seen in the Cleft Clinic are evaluated by specialists from Plastic Surgery, Orthodontics, Speech Pathology, Pediatric Dentistry, Genetics, General Pediatrics, Pediatric Otolaryngology and Child Psychiatry; other Center faculty members available for consultation include representatives from Pediatric Nutrition and Audiology.
If you have recently had an infant with a cleft lip and/or palate, please see our section on Cleft Lip/Palate--Family Information. (this section also includes a surgery schedule.)
After each patient is seen by all specialties, photos are taken, and the team members meet to discuss the patients. Recommendations from each discipline are compiled, and a letter is sent to the patient's family including all suggested courses of treatment and appointments for any diagnostic studies or procedures which are indicated. The Craniofacial Clinic is operated in a similar manner, with patients being evaluated by Plastic Surgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery, General Pediatrics, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Speech Pathology, Genetics, Child Psychiatry and Orthodontics, with Center faculty members available for consultation from Pediatric Radiology, Pediatric Nutrition, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Audiology and Neonatology.
If you have recently had a baby with a skull deformity or syndrome that can have effects on the face and head shape, please look at the Craniofacial Team at MCG.
