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Craniofacial reconstruction refers to a group of procedures used to repair or reshape the face and skull of a living person, or to create a replica of the head and face of a dead or missing person

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What is another name for craniofacial reconstruction?

Craniofacial reconstruction is sometimes called orbital-craniofacial surgery


What are alternatives to craniofacial reconstruction?

There are no mainstream alternatives to craniofacial reconstruction in the treatment of birth defects, traumatic injuries, or disfigurement resulting from cancer surgery.


What are the origins of craniofacial reconstruction?

Craniofacial reconstruction dates back to the late nineteenth century, when doctors in Germany and France first used it to produce more accurate images of the faces of certain famous people who had died before the invention of photography.


When was craniofacial reconstruction first attempted on children?

The first attempts at craniofacial reconstruction in children with congenital abnormalities were made in the late 1940s by Sir Harold Gillies, a British plastic surgeon who had treated disfigured World War II veterans


What psychological disorders are associated with craniofacial reconstruction?

Children who have had a disfiguring injury often develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or anxiety.Adult patients also have high rates of depression, PTSD, or anxiety disorders following craniofacial reconstruction.


What advances were made in craniofacial reconstruction during the 1920s?

In the 1920s, British physicians pioneered the application of facial reconstruction to unsolved criminal cases and to treating World War I veterans who had been disfigured in combat.


What conditions are treated with craniofacial reconstruction?

In children.to repair abnormalities.resulting from birth defects.genetic disorders.traumatic injuries.In adults, following head or facial trauma.on cancer patients.The third major application.is in forensic medicine and anthropology.


Is there such a thing as a pediatric craniofacial surgeon?

Yes


What imaging studies are used before craniofacial reconstruction?

Imaging studies, including x-ray photographs, CT scans, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are used to analyze the patient's abnormalities or injuries before the operation in order to plan the surgery


What imaging studes are used before craniofacial reconstruction?

Imaging studies, including x-ray photographs, CT scans, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are used to analyze the patient's abnormalities or injuries before the operation in order to plan the surgery


What is craniofacial angle?

The angle formed by the basifacial and basicranial axes at the midpoint of the sphenoethmoidal suture.


Is geena Davis married?

yes. to reza jarrahy, a pediatric craniofacial reconstructive surgeon. for almost 9 years.