Craniofacial Programs
The Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Center for Craniofacial Disorders
The Children’s Center for Craniofacial Disorders is one of the most comprehensive programs in Georgia and the Southeast offering specialized medical care specifically for children. The implications of a craniofacial disorder on a child’s life are far-reaching. They encompass basic health and functioning, family and social relationships, quality of life, and adaptation in each stage of growth. We are involved in extensive, outcomes-based research and treatment to define appropriate interventions and maximize each child’s quality of life.
We evaluate and treat the full range of craniofacial conditions for children from birth to age 21. Our doctors, nurses, technicians and other medical professionals care for children every day, using specialized pediatric medical procedures, supplies and equipment.
Craniofacial Programs
- Pediatric Dentistry Services
Designed to meet the unique needs of all children and to address the special dental needs of medically and physically compromised children.
- Maxillofacial Surgery
We provide care for children and adolescents who require specialized maxillofacial or dental care.
- Orthodontic Services
Our pediatric orthodontists work closely with craniofacial surgeons, pediatric dentists and other members of the craniofacial team to provide orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Plastic Surgery
Our pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery services are geared toward helping infants, children and adolescents with facial disorders, vascular malformations, pigmented lesions facial trauma, ear and burn deformities as well as tumors of the head and neck.
- Speech Pathology Laboratory
The pediatric specialists of the Speech Pathology Laboratory work with plastic surgeons and dental specialists for appropriate surgical and prosthetic management of hypernasality, also known as nasal speech.