Ohio baby has life-saving operation to break his skull to correct the shape of his head
Nine-month-old Caleb Torres, from Ohio, was born with an elongated head. Doctors revealed he had craniosynostosis and that he needed surgery to reshape his head or risk permanent brain damage. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Measurement helps craniofacial surgeons better evaluate children with skull deformity
(University of Missouri-Columbia) A baby's skull is made of several plates of bone that fuse together over time to form a single structure. Plates that fuse too early can cause cranial deformities that can lead to learning impairments and other neurodevelopmental problems. Craniofacial surgeons across the country differ on when intervention is needed for some abnormalities. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine are recommending a new method to help determine when surgery is needed. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 4, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Measurement helps craniofacial surgeons better evaluate children with skull deformity
A baby ’s skull is made of several plates of bone that fuse together over time to form a single structure. Previous research has shown that approximately one in 2,000 babies have plates that fuse too early — a condition called craniosynostosis — causing cranial deformities that can lead to learning i mpairments and other neurodevelopmental problems. Craniofacial surgeons across the country differ on when surgical intervention is needed for some abnormalities. Now, researchers are recommending a new method to help determine when surgery is needed. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 27, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Uganda: 33 Children Undergo Plastic Surgery in Kaberamaido
[Monitor] Kaberamaido -At least 33 children with craniofacial abnormities, including cleft lip and palate, have undergone plastic surgery in Kaberamaido hospital. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 22, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
One mom ’s insights: Navigating care for children with behavior differences
Diba Jalalzadeh, now 12, paces energetically around the waiting room. She has been coming to Boston Children’s Hospital since she was a baby. She sees plastic surgeon Dr. John Mulliken for her craniofacial condition, known as Crouzon syndrome.
But he’s just one of her many doctors.
Diba is followed by Dr. Linda Dagi (Ophthalmology), Dr. Bonnie Padwa (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), Dr. Mark Proctor (Neurosurgery), Dr. David Coulter (Neurology), Dr. Laurie Ohlms (Otolaryngology) Dr. John Emans (Orthopedic Surgery), Dr. Carolyn Bridgemohan (Developmental Medicine), Dr. Dascha Weir (Gastroenterology and Nutrition) and Dr...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - August 17, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nancy Fliesler Tags: Parenting autism Autism Spectrum Center child life Crouzon syndrome Dr. Bonnie Padwa Dr. Carolyn Bridgemohan Dr. Dascha Weir Dr. David Coulter Dr. John Emans Dr. Laurie Ohlms Dr. Linda Dagi Dr. Mark Proctor Dr. Roger Breitbart Source Type: news
What Every Parent Needs To Know About Their Kid's Respiratory Habits
Part of Your Smile, Your Health™ Series, a division of Sleep Fitness, LLC
Co-authored by Keelyn Ross
What are the benefits of nasal breathing?
There is a right way to breathe and a wrong way to breathe. The right way is through the nose, the wrong way is through the mouth. Nasal breathing benefits the body on multiple levels because the nose is super equipped to process incoming air. The nose has a built-in humidifier and filtration system, so when air enters through the nasal passages, it's warmed and moistened. It is also equipped to sense and destroy harmful bacteria before it enters the body. This means...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kailyn ’s smiles, Kailyn’s strength
Photo credit: Samantha K Photography
On April 1, 2012, my husband Kevin and I found out we were expecting our second baby. We were very surprised as our daughter Kendall was just seven months old at the time. At the same time, we were very excited we would have two kids so close in age.
At our 20-week ultrasound, we had another surprise — this baby had a cleft lip.
We were pretty upset when we left the ultrasound. We couldn’t stop asking, “Why us? What did we do wrong?”
We were sent for a 3D ultrasound to confirm what we already knew. From there we were referred to the Cleft and Craniofacial Center at Bos...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - July 26, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Michelle Riley Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Cleft and Craniofacial Center cleft lip Dr. John Mulliken Source Type: news
MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for July 21, 2016
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5. FlexDex Surgical closes $5m Series B, preps launch of laparoscopic tools
FlexDex Surgical said today that it raised a $5 million Series B round it plans to use to advance the laparoscopic surgery tools it’s developing. R...
Source: Mass Device - July 21, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Plus 5 Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson gets in on 3D printing with Materialise deal for titanium skull & face implants
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said this week that it inked a deal with 3D printing shop Materialise for titanium craniofacial implants customized to individual patients’ anatomies.
Leuven, Belgium-based Materialise will print the Trumatch line of implants for J&J’s DePuy Synthes business, for treating patients with disorders of the face and skull. The companies have worked together on craniofacial technology for 6 years, Johnson & Johnson said.
“The Trumatch CMF solutions portfolio includes several advanced technologies for facial reconstruction, orthognathic surgery, distraction, and cra...
Source: Mass Device - July 21, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Contract Manufacturing Orthopedics Surgical 3D printing DePuy Synthes Johnson & Johnson Materialise Source Type: news
Printing your skull: How 3D printing helps surgeons plan complex encephalocele brain surgeries
At five months’ gestation, Bentley Yoder was given little chance to live. A routine 20-week “gender reveal” ultrasound showed that a large portion of his brain was growing outside of his skull, a malformation known as an encephalocele. But he was moving and kicking and had a strong heartbeat, so his parents, Sierra and Dustin, carried on with the pregnancy.
Born through a normal vaginal delivery (the doctors felt that a C-section would interfere with Sierra’s grieving process), Bentley surprised everyone by thriving and meeting most of his baby milestones.
But the large protuberance on his head was holding him bac...
Source: Mass Device - July 21, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Blog Vector Blog Source Type: news
Jack ’s journey managing Robin sequence
Jennifer and 8-week-old Jack
Jennifer Ryan is a disability expert. She started her career doing home visits with drug-addicted and abused babies, then ran a center and started a program for kids with autism and now works in a collaborative elementary school.
But nothing prepared this new mom for the challenges she would face with her own child.
“It’s completely different when it’s your own,” she says now, after her son Jack was treated at Boston Children’s Hospital’s Cleft and Craniofacial Center for a group of birth defects known as Pierre Robin sequence or just Robin sequence.
For the first and second trimes...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - July 19, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jenny Fernandez Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Research and Innovation Cleft and Craniofacial Center cleft palate Dr. Carolyn Rogers Dr. Cory Resnick Pierre Robin sequence Source Type: news
Jack’s journey managing Robin sequence
Jennifer and 8-week-old Jack
Jennifer Ryan is a disability expert. She started her career doing home visits with drug-addicted and abused babies, then ran a center and started a program for kids with autism and now works in a collaborative elementary school.
But nothing prepared this new mom for the challenges she would face with her own child.
“It’s completely different when it’s your own,” she says now, after her son Jack was treated at Boston Children’s Hospital’s Cleft and Craniofacial Center for a group of birth defects known as Pierre Robin sequence or just Robin sequence.
For the first and second trimes...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - July 19, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jenny Fernandez Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Research and Innovation Cleft and Craniofacial Center cleft palate Dr. Carolyn Rogers Dr. Cory Resnick Pierre Robin sequence Source Type: news
NYU ’s Bluestone Center Awarded $1.2M from NIH to Investigate Gene Delivery for the Treatment of Oral Cancer Pain
< span > < br / > Proposed studies will test the effectiveness of a novel, non-viral gene delivery method developed by Drs. Brian Schmidt and Seiichi Yamano in treating cancer pain < br / > < br / > The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded Drs. Brian Schmidt and Seiichi Yamano a $1.2M (3-year) grant to test whether their non-viral gene delivery method can effectively and safely treat oral cancer pain. < br / > < br / > Quality of life for oral cancer patients can be dismal. < br / > < br / > “Most of my oral cancer patients ha...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - July 6, 2016 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
NYU’s Bluestone Center Awarded $1.2M from NIH to Investigate Gene Delivery for the Treatment of Oral Cancer Pain
Proposed studies will test the effectiveness of a novel, non-viral gene delivery method developed by Drs. Brian Schmidt and Seiichi Yamano in treating cancer painThe National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded Drs. Brian Schmidt and Seiichi Yamano a $1.2M (3-year) grant to test whether their non-viral gene delivery method can effectively and safely treat oral cancer pain.Quality of life for oral cancer patients can be dismal. “Most of my oral cancer patients have severe pain,” says Brian L. Schmidt, DDS, MD, PhD, professor in the ...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - July 6, 2016 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
A second chance for Bentley and his encephalocele
Sierra Yoder was having a normal pregnancy, but the 20-week prenatal ultrasound seemed to tell another story. The Yoders learned that their child — a boy to be named Bentley — had something called an encephalocele. Brain tissue was bulging out of an abnormal opening in his skull, unprotected by bone.
“They said he had zero chance of survival — ‘incompatible with life,’ they told us,” recalls Sierra. “I specifically remember asking is there any chance he could survive? They said no, that in the best-case scenario, he’s going to be a vegetable. They made it out like I was going to lose him at any point.”
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Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - June 20, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nancy Fliesler Tags: Our Patients’ Stories Cleft and Craniofacial Center Dr. John Meara Dr. Mark Proctor Dr. Susan Goobie encephalocele Simulation Program Source Type: news
