INTERNATIONAL CRANIOFACIAL INSTITUTE

The International Craniofacial Institute (ICI) including the Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment Center was formally named in 1986 and continues to be the focus of the Advanced Surgical Institute and Center for Children developed by Kenneth E. Salyer, M.D. and Medical City Dallas Hospital. Our Center specializes in the treatment of those patients with craniofacial anomalies and is the product of nearly 30 years of medical development and dedication to excellence.

The International Craniofacial Institute performs a multitude of treatment procedures on a wide variety of craniofacial and cleft lip and palate disorders. Please use our medical libraries to learn about the different craniofacial syndromes and deformities.

CLEFT LIP AND PALATE

One in every 700 births results in a cleft lip and/or palate. Many of these congenital deformities occur in families that have no history of clefts. While it is known how cleft deformities occur, it is seldom known why.

Cleft defects develop very early in pregnancy. They result from an abnormality in the genes (units of heredity) or chromosomes (packets of genes). These elements contain the program that determines how the child will be formed. Why and how abnormalities in the genes and chromosomes develop is largely unknown. An individualized genetic assessment may be helpful in identifying the cause of the malformation.

Cleft Lip and Palate Diagnosis

Bilateral Cleft Lip
Bilateral Cleft Lip and Alveolus
Bilateral Complete Cleft of the Lip, Alveolus & Palate
Cleft Palate
Unilateral Cleft Lip

Cleft Lip and Palate Topics

General Considerations
Cleft Lip and Palate Statistics
Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip
Cleft Palate Surgery
Infancy to Adulthood
Special Problems of the Ears
Secondary Cleft Treatment
Speech Evaluation
Post Operative Care
Feeding an Infant with a Cleft

Other Conditions

Craniosynostosis
Craniosynostosis Surgery
Encephalocele
Endoscopic-guided Craniosynostosis
Fibrous Dysplasia
Hemangioma
Hypertelorism
Sagittal Synostosis
Treatment for Down Syndrome

CRANIOFACIAL SYNDROMES
& DEFORMITIES

Craniofacial surgery focuses on the correction of deformities of the bones of the skull and face . Less than 30 years ago medicine offered little hope to patients with severe craniofacial deformities. Today, craniofacial surgery, undertaken by highly experienced teams, has profoundly changed the outlook for these patients and their families. That which was deemed impossible in the past is now a reality through advancements in medical technology and the skill of multidisciplinary professionals .