The mission of the Augusta University's, Children's Medical Center'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.
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 AU Medical Center.