Best Craniofacial Surgeon in Hyderabad

A craniofacial surgeon is a trained, specialized doctor who treats congenital and acquired deformities of the head, neck, and face. To pursue a career as a craniofacial surgeon, the needed academic qualifications are a bachelor's degree in MBBS, followed by post-graduation in General Surgery, a super specialization degree (M Ch) in Plastic Surgery, and an additional sub-specialization degree in Craniofacial Surgery. The common conditions treated by a craniofacial surgeon include facial fractures, clefts of craniofacial skeleton, cleft lip and cleft palate, correction of craniosynostosis (fusion of the sutures between the bones of skull), Crouzon's syndrome, micrognathia, Apert's syndrome, other congenital ear anomalies and craniofacial microsomia (a part of face smaller than usual), Treacher Collins syndrome and microtia (little ear). These doctors collaborate and work closely with a multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons, doctors from various specialities and other healthcare professionals to offer continuous, coordinated care to the patients.