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Craniofacial Abnormalities and Clefts of the Lip, Alveolus and Palate

Anyone engaged in surgery of malformations of the head in infants cannot tell right away whether long-term results will be adequate. He will know the outcome only after the growth process has ceases, that is to say, 15 to 20 years hence. For more than a century surgeons have been attempting to find out what to expect. But there are still only few centers on the globe who can tell us something about long-term results. For this reason the interdisciplinary Hamburg Center of Craniofacial Anomalies and Cleft Lip, Jaw and Palate Hamburg Center of Craniofacial Anomalies and Cleft Lip, Jaw and Palate, commanding over 30 years of documentation experience, continued to uphold the tradition of three previous symposia (1954, 1964, 1979) by convening the 4th International Symposium and inviting teams from malformation centers who can present long-term results. For the first time is has been possible to compare various methods in systematic sequence on the basis of late results after cessation of growth: This gives the book pioneer character for 20 years to come. The discussions will have a lasting effect on therapy principles in plastic surgery, neurosurgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, pediatric surgery, ENT surgery, orthodontics and logopedics.