Cranio Facial Surgery

Craniofacial surgery is an operation to fix congenital (con-JEN-it-ool) defects of the skull, meaning problems that were present at birth, or injuries to the soft tissue and bone in the head and neck. It deals with the correction and reconstruction of malformations or problems of the skull.

One of the most common conditions treated with craniofacial surgery is craniosynostosis (CRAY-nee-oh-SIN-oh-STO-sis), the early closing of the spaces between the bones of the skull, resulting in abnormal skull growth. The particular surgery to correct craniosynostosis is called a cranial vault remodeling.

Craniofacial surgery is a plastic surgery of the cephalic extremity, including the skull, the face, and, in particular, the orbit. Dr. Vishal Choksi, as a craniofacial surgeon, treats three types of pathology [1] Congenital (con-JEN-it-ool) anomalies, [2] defects after tumor ablation, and [3] posttraumatic deformities.

Congenital conditions should be treated early in infancy to achieve best results. Reconstruction of resultant defects after tumor ablation and trauma often requires the input of the craniofacial surgeon for both pediatric and adult patients.