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SPECIALTY
CENTERS | CENTER FOR FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION
 Since
1976, the Center for Facial
Reconstruction has been achieving excellent
results with a team of experienced specialists,
an interdisciplinary approach to the
diagnosis and treatment, and a commitment
to providing comprehensive care for even
the most complex craniofacial conditions.
Discovering that a child
has a craniofacial anomaly, a condition
in which the child's skull or face has
not formed properly, can be stressful
for any parent. Whether the child was
born with the condition or acquired it
as a result of disease or trauma, such
a diagnosis can raise many questions.
The following explains how the Center
for Facial Reconstruction at the VCU
Medical Center can help, providing comprehensive
care for every child as well as support
and guidance for parents. The Center
for Facial Reconstruction can help you
understand craniofacial abnormalities.
And, more importantly, our team can help
your child receive effective and comprehensive
treatment.
 Breadth of Experience and Expertise
The specialists at the Center
are skilled at treating a wide variety
of craniofacial conditions. Some of those
commonly seen at the Center include:
Cleft
Lip
Cleft Palate
Craniosynostosis
Nasofrontal
Dysplasia
Hemifacial
Microsomia
Microtia
Pierre Robin Sequence
Stickler's Syndrome
Velo-cardio-facial syndrome
The Center also sees patients with many other craniofacial conditions, but because these conditions are rare, they may not fit into a 'category' of diagnosis.
Taking Care of a Child's Total Health
The following specialists may participate in planning each child's care:
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Audiologist
Clinic
Coordinator
Geneticist
Neuroradiologist
Occupational
Therapist
Oral Surgeon
Orthodontist
Pediatric
Dentist
Pediatric
Neurosurgeon
Pediatric
Ophthalmomogist
Pediatric
Otolaryngologist
Plastic
Surgeon
Psychologist
Speech/Language Pathologist
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Offering Support for Parents
There is a support group in Richmond
(and elsewhere) for parents with a child
who has a cleft lip or cleft palate, and
a support network had been established
for exchanging ideas and offering help,
the participants in these groups help each
other face may of the challenges of having
a child with a craniofacial condition.
Contact the Clinic Coordinator at the Center
for more information
about these groups.
Contacting the Center
To make an appointment at the
Center for Facial Reconstruction, call:
(804) 828-3042 or
toll-free
1-800-MCV-4141, or
have your
physician call us
Clinic Hours
and Location:
Plastic Surgery Center
Nelson Clinic, Suite 520
401 N. 11th Street (corner of 11th & Marshall
Sts.)
Hours: 8:00 am — 5:00 pm
Parents bringing a child to the Center should bring:
- A referral from the child's primary care physician
- Insurance information
- Complete names and addresses of the child's health care providers
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