Catching up with Dominic Gundrum
When Dominic Gundrum first came to Boston Children’s Hospital late in 2012, his future was very much unknown.
He was born with a large, triangle-shaped gap running from his upper lip through the middle of his nose and forehead, known to the medical community as a Tessier midline facial cleft. His cleft was so large that fluid and tissue from his brain, normally encased in the skull, had seeped outwards, forming a golf ball-sized bubble underneath the skin of his forehead. It’s a condition called an encephalocele, and Dominic’s was so severe doctors weren’t sure how much they would be able to help hi...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - July 23, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tripp Underwood Tags: All posts Craniofacial Anomalies Program encephalocele John Meara Mark Proctor our patients' stories Source Type: news
Ben Wilby becomes actor and dance champion after brain surgery
Ben Wilby, 12, from Cannock in Staffordshire was diagnosed with the condition craniosynostosis when he was two years old. Doctors warned his parents he may not survive but Ben has recovered to star in the film Nativity and take the European Freestyle Dance Champion title. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Too close for comfort: Difficult to diagnose craniosynostosis case leads to unique discovery
When Luke and Emily Hawkins first learned that their daughter Norah may have been born with a birth defect called craniosynostosis—meaning the sutures of her skull may have fused too early—they were understandably worried. A child’s skull typically takes years to fully fuse, allowing the brain room to grow and develop during her formative years. But if the skull fuses too soon, as Norah’s doctor suspected might have been the case with her, it can create excess pressure on the brain that can lead to developmental delays, learning disabilities and possible cosmetic issues.
It was a lot for the first-time pare...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - April 23, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tripp Underwood Tags: All posts Source Type: news
Patients with cleft palate benefit from bone lengthening technique
The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery also reports on an unusual soccer injury and patients who are 'too frail for surgery'A technique called distraction osteogenesis can create increased length of the upper jaw in patients with cleft lip and palate deformities, reports a study in the March issue of The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, edited by Mutaz B. Habal, MD, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.Distraction Technique Used to Lengthen the PalateDr. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cleft Palate Source Type: news
Bone lengthening technique proves useful in patients with cleft palate
(Wolters Kluwer Health) A technique called distraction osteogenesis can create increased length of the upper jaw in patients with cleft lip and palate deformities, reports a study in the March issue of the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, edited by Mutaz B. Habal, M.D., published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 14, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Our patients’ stories: Treating Owen’s encephalocele
When Jennifer and Kevin Sheridan went for a routine 14-week ultrasound of their unborn son Owen, the only surprise the young couple expected was hearing if they were having a boy or a girl. But seconds after the first images of Owen registered on the grainy, black and white ultrasound screen, the Sheridans’ lives changed.
The pictures showed that the top of Owen’s head hadn’t normally closed during early development, creating a sizable opening. Without the skull to encase them, spinal fluid and brain matter seeped through the hole, ballooning and expanding under his skin. The resulting growth, called an e...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - February 7, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tripp Underwood Tags: All posts Diseases & conditions Our patients’ stories Craniofacial Anomalies Program encephalocele our patients' stories Source Type: news
Video of failed bike stunt lends insights into biomechanics of facial fracture
(Wolters Kluwer Health) A man attempting a bicycle stunt made a significant -- if unintended -- contribution to surgical science, as a video of his crash allowed researchers to analyze the "kinematic and dynamic parameters" of the accident and resulting facial fractures. The study appears in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, edited by Mutaz B. Habal, M.D., and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 10, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Pan-Suture Synostosis After Posterior Vault DistractionPan-Suture Synostosis After Posterior Vault Distraction
This report describes a case of delayed pan-suture craniosynostosis in an infant -- a possible complication from posterior vault distraction. ePlasty, Open Access Journal of Plastic Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Headspace helps to put a happy face on the children who look different
Art meets science in Liverpool as a top craniofacial surgeon enlists the help of the public to find a 'normal' head shapeChristian Duncan is a man with a thousand faces. And he needs every one of them to assist him in his delicate, invariably life-changing work.As a surgeon with the responsibility of redrawing the disfigured faces and reshaping the misshapen heads of children, he needs all the guidance he can muster. So in 2011 he came up with the idea of enlisting the public to help him in his work in the craniofacial unit at Alder Hey in Liverpool, one of Europe's biggest children's hospitals.Two years on, the result is ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 10, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Mark Seacombe Tags: Liverpool John Moores University Children Art News UK news Hospitals NHS The Observer Science Society Source Type: news
Technique using patient's own fat improves appearance and function in patients with difficult-to-treat scars
Millions of people with scars suffer from pain, discomfort, and inability to perform regular activities. Some may have to revert to addicting pain medicine to get rid of their ailments. Now, and with a new methodology, such problems can be treated successfully. A technique using injection of the patient's own fat cells is an effective treatment for hard, contracted scars resulting from burns or other causes, reports a study in the September issue of The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, edited by Mutaz B... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Source Type: news
Lessons from combat care helped save lives and limbs after Boston bombing, reports
Collaboration across surgical specialties and lessons from combat casualty care - especially the use of tourniquets and other effective strategies to control bleeding - helped mount an effective surgical response to aid victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, according to a special editorial in the July issue of The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, which is led by Editor-in-Chief Mutaz B. Habal, MD, and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Aid / Disasters Source Type: news
Lessons from combat care helped save lives and limbs after Boston bombing, reports
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Collaboration across surgical specialties and lessons from combat casualty care -- especially the use of tourniquets and other effective strategies to control bleeding -- helped mount an effective surgical response to aid victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, according to a special editorial in the July issue of The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, which is led by Editor-in-Chief Mutaz B. Habal, MD, and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 30, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Many plastic surgeons view social media as important tool for promoting their practice
Social media has revolutionized the way in which people and businesses interact, and it is taking on a growing role in the health care industry. A new UCLA study looking at the use of social media among plastic surgeons found that roughly half of these specialists use social media tools.
Plastic surgeons have been leaders among medical specialists in the development of interactive websites to promote their practices and educate patients, said the study's principal investigator and senior author, Dr. Reza Jarrahy, an associate clinical professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - May 3, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
'Revision' Procedures Often Needed To Manage Facial Dog Bite Scars In Children
Dog bites to the face are a relatively common injury in young children, and often require repeated plastic surgery procedures to deal with persistent scarring, according to a report in the March Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. In the study, Dr. Barry L. Eppley of Indiana University Health North Hospital, Carmel, and Dr. Arno Rene Schelich of Hans Privatklinikum, Graz, Austria, review a ten-year experience of the common dog bites of the face in children... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Source Type: news
Facial dog bites in children may require repeated plastic surgery
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Dog bites to the face are a relatively common injury in young children, and often require repeated plastic surgery procedures to deal with persistent scarring, according to a report in the March Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
