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This site provides a list of questions and answers about Apert Syndrome, including other resources of information.... Details >
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This consumer information fact sheet discusses the birth defect oral-facial clefts and includes information about both forms of the disorder -- cleft lip/palate and isolated cleft palate.... Details >
This site provides a list of questions and answers about Cleft Lip and Palete, including other resources of information.... Details >
A craniofacial disorder refers to an abnormality of the face and/or the head. Craniofacial differences can result from abnormal growth patterns of the face or skull, which involves soft tissue and bon... Details >
This site presents a list of craniofacial disorders with information and support networks on each of them.... Details >
This site provides a list of craniofacial reconstructive surgeons teams across the country.... Details >
This document answers questions about Craniosynostosis, a congenital anomaly characterized by the premature closure of one or more cranial sutures (the fibrous joints between the bones of the skull). ... Details >
This site contains newsletters with basic information on the diagnosis and treatment of hemangioma and vascular malformation. It also features an area on new research and publications that comes from... Details >
This site provides all the basic information about the disease; including a link to common questions.... Details >
A hemangioma is a form of birthmark that usually appears in the head and neck area within one to four weeks after birth. The cause of hemangiomas has not been determined, and accurate diagnosis and ea... Details >
This document discusses casting process, a procedure that applies cast material to a child's head in order to obtain a mold. The document provides answers to some commonly asked questions about castin... Details >
Positional Plagiocephaly is the most common positional head deformity, a condition that is caused by repeated external pressure applied to the same area of the skull. While it is true there are no ste... Details >
The most immediate health issues for a child born with a craniofacial condition can be divided into five categories: breathing, feeding, nutrition, sleeping, and social adaptation. This guide provides... Details >
A web site designed to meet the needs of parents of children born with cleft lip, cleft palate and craniofacial deformities.... Details >
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This page provides basic information including pictures of vascular malformations and other related syndromes; some of which are often first diagnosed as hemangioma because of their similarity.... Details >
This document discusses craniosynotosis, the term for a group of conditions in which a baby's head develops abnormally because the seams between the bones close prematurely. The document answers quest... Details >
Also available in: Spanish
A baby can develop birthmarks either before he or she is born or soon after birth. One of the most common types of birthmarks is called a hemangioma. These birthmarks happen when many new blood vessel... Details >