Michigan Head & Spine Institute

Craniofacial Reconstruction
PROCEDURES/ CONDITIONS Brain Aneurysm & Coiling of Aneurysms Awake Craniotomy and Functional Mapping Brain Tumors Carotid Artery Stenting Carotid Endarterectomy Cerebral Aneurysm Cerebral Arterio-Venus Malformation Surgery Craniofacial Reconstruction Facial Pain Gamma Knife Hemifacial Spasms Pediatric Neurosurgery Peripheral Nerve Surgery Permanent Low Dose Implants Radiosurgery Skull Base Surgery Stereotactic Biopsy Stroke Trigeminal Neuralgia Spine Chiropractic Care Interactive Education Herniated Discs		Craniosynostosis (sometimes called craniostenosis) is a pediatric disorder that produces an abnormally shaped head and face by fusing the sutures of the skull too early in childhood. Sutures are the seams where the bones in the skull are joined, and allow for expansion as the brain doubles in size between six months and two years of age. Normally, the sutures fuse by 6-8 years of age as the brain ceases to expand. The skulls of patients with craniosynostosis will not allow for this natural expansion, and may require surgery to provide ample space for a growing brain and improve the child's appearance.

Craniofacial Reconstruction