Dental Surgery and Medicine

Craniofacial Surgery

The area of head surgery known as craniofacial surgery treats congenital and facial abnormalities. Oral, maxillofacial, and plastic surgery all have this as a component. But it pays special attention to conditions and mishaps that cause head trauma.

The medical subspecialties of cranial and maxillofacial surgery treat birth defects and acquired deformities of the head, skull, face, neck, jaws, and related tissues. Although bone manipulation is frequently a part of craniofacial treatment, the focus of craniofacial surgery is on bone, skin, nerve, muscle, teeth, etc. rather than any particular tissue. A series of techniques referred to as "craniofacial reconstruction" are used to recreate the head and face of a person who is dead or missing, as well as to repair or redesign the face and skull of a person who is still alive.