Conditions

A variety of congenital syndromes affecting the face occur due to defects involving the first and second Branchial Arches.

Hemangioma is the most common type of vascular birthmark resulting in a benign tumor of endothelial cells that form the inner lining of blood vessels.

Occurs when soft tissue and bone from the pharyngeal arches on one side of a child's face fails to develop fully. The result is that facial and jaw bones in the area are smaller than normal.

Caused by fusion of the bones on the side and the back of the head. It results in a flattened area on the side of the synostosis; the back of the head shifts to the unaffected side; and the area near the ear (mastoid process) may bulge.

Children are born without the thymus and parathyroid glands, placing them at increased risk of infections, low blood calcium, and delayed development.

Also known as non-syndromic Robin Sequence. A condition that has been caused by intrauterine pressure distorting the normal development of the jaw.

A condition characterized by a cyst in a portion of the brain known as the cerebellum, which is involved in coordinating the muscles and maintaining equilibrium. The cyst may interfere with the body's ability to drain fluid from the brain and spine, resulting in hydrocephalus, or enlargement of the head.

A condition in which a baby's head becomes flat on one side. If the condition is more obvious from the front, it is called deformational frontal plagiocephaly (DFP); if it involves the back of the head, it is called deformational posterior plagiocephaly (DPP). In some children, the condition affects the facial bones, while in others it does not.

Combined vascular malformations involve more than one type of vascular channel and tissue. Often these complex anomalies are associated with overgrowth of bone and soft tissues, usually in a limb or on the trunk of the body.

Craniosynostosis is the term for a group of conditions in which a baby's head develops abnormally because the seams between the bones close prematurely, preventing the head from developing normally and may be associated with changes in the upper facial bones.