Facial Cleft

Cranio-facial clefts are a wide spectrum of malformations affecting the face and cranium in a great variety of forms. The low frequency of most of them has made its study, statistics and classification complex and uncertain for many, many years.

Clefts in the cranio-facial region range from the most commonly known cleft lip and palate to extensive cranio-facial clefts that can be dramatically disfiguring. Facial clefts constitute the most challenging malformation as they are never the same.

The surgeon must be skilful in cranio-facial surgery, maxillofacial techniques, soft tissues procedures for soft tissue reconstruction, and no less important, have a solid background in management of cranio-facial anomalies.

Despite all this, restoring, functional and aesthetically, a clefted face is one of the most rewarding surgeries.