Facial Injuries and Disorders

• Latest News
• Surgeons Create Face Reconstruction Method (10/13/2004, United Press International)

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Atlas of the Body: The Skull (American Medical Association)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Facial Swelling (American Academy of Family Physicians)

• Treatment
• Corrective Jaw Surgery (American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish
• Growing Bones: Bone Expansion Treats Facial Deformities (Food and Drug Administration)
• Understanding Facial Scar Treatment: Surgery of Facial Scars (American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
• What Is a Facial Plastic Surgeon? (American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
• What Is Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery? (American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Craniofacial Abnormalities (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Coffin Lowry Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Craniofacial Syndrome Descriptions (Children's Craniofacial Association)
• Craniosynostosis and Craniofacial Disorders (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
• Crouzon Syndrome (Craniofacial Dysostosis) (Cleft Palate Foundation)
• Hemifacial Spasm (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Holoprosencephaly (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Information about Pierre Robin Sequence/Complex (Cleft Palate Foundation)
• Know the Score on Facial Sports Injuries (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
• Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Mobius Syndrome (Congenital Facial Diplegia) (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Orbital Trauma (American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
• Parry-Romberg Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Treacher Collins Syndrome (Cleft Palate Foundation)
• Velocardiofacial Syndrome (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Genetics
• Genetics Home Reference: Apert syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Coffin-Lowry syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Crouzon syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Crouzonodermoskeletal syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Jackson-Weiss syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Muenke syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Pfeiffer syndrome (National Library of Medicine)

• Directories
• Finding Your Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)

• Organizations
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• Children's Craniofacial Association
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

• Newsletters/Print Publications
• CCANetwork (Children's Craniofacial Association)
• Facial Plastic Surgery Today (American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)

• Children
• Backpacks Cause Many Head and Facial Injuries among Kids (Nemours Foundation)
• Congenital Ptosis: Upper Eyelid Drooping Present Since Birth (American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
• Facial Fractures (Children's Hospital Boston)
• Safety Balls and Faceguards Reduce the Risk of Injury in Youth Baseball (Nemours Foundation)