Preface

The History of Craniofacial Surgery

The Craniofacial Deformity

Introduction

Clefts of the Lip and Palate

Ear Reconstruction

Craniosynostosis

Orbital Reconstruction

Treacher Collins Syndrome

Nasal Reconstruction

Orthognathic Surgery

Trauma Reconstruction

Hemifacial Microsomia

Summary

Dr. Larry A. Sargent, M.D. is the Medical Director of the Tennessee Craniofacial Center. He is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon specializing in craniofacial surgery and maxillofacial trauma. Before joining The Plastic Surgery Group, P.C., of Chattanooga, Dr. Sargent was Director of Craniofacial Surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery and plastic surgery training at The John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland and studied Craniofacial Surgery with Dr. Paul Tessier in Paris, France. Dr. Sargent is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Chattanooga, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and board certified in plastic surgery. He is an active member of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgeons, the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, the Plastic Surgery Research Council, and numerous regional societies.

The primary purpose of this book is to inform health care professionals, as well as parents, of the treatment that is available at the Tennessee Craniofacial Center for various types of craniofacial deformities. All patient examples shown in this book are the reconstructive work of Dr. Larry Sargent.