Fundamentals of Craniofacial Malformations

Ulrich Meyer, DMD, MD, MSc, PhD, started to work in the field of craniofacial surgery in the 1990s, at the Department of Craniofacial and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Münster, Germany. He completed his specialization in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 1998 and was appointed Senior Physician at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Münster in 2000, being promoted to Chief Senior Physician in 2002. In 2005 he was appointed university professor for life and senior consultant and deputy clinic director at the West German Maxillary Clinic (Westdeutsche Kieferklinik), Department of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf. In the course of his work in Münster and Düsseldorf, Dr. Meyer developed a broad spectrum of surgical techniques. More recently, he founded the interdisciplinary Craniofacial Center in Münster, where his main focus is the treatment of patients suffering from craniofacial deformities or diseases, in very close cooperation with geneticists, biologists, pediatricians, neurosurgeons, ENT specialists, orthodontists, and others.

Introduction.I Surgical principles: 61. Surgical approaches to the craniofacial skeleton.- 2. Bone healing principles for the craniofacial skeleton.- 3. Craniofacial Soft tissue healing.- 4. Craniofacial Tissue Regeneration through distraction osteogenesis.- 5. Virtual planning of craniofacial surgery and CAD/CAM based reconstruction.- 6. Anesthesiological aspects of craniofacial surgery.- 7. Postoperative care for craniofacial surgery patients. II Craniosynostoses: 8. Frontoorbital advancement.- 9. Midfacial Advancement.- 10. Hypertelorism operation.- 11. Craniofacial Augmentation Procedures.- 12. Hand and foot surgery in apert patients .- 13. Skull surgery of non-syndromal Craniosynostoses. III Branchio-oculo facial syndromes: 14. Surgery of the internal ear.- 15. Surgery of the external ear.- 16. Surgery of the mandible.IV  Rare craniofacial syndromes: 17. Overview of Rare craniofacial syndromes.- 18. Surgical principles for Rare craniofacial syndromes.- 19. Cromosomal aberrations.- 20. Conjoined twins.V Craniofacial Soft tissue malformations: 21. Classification of craniofacial soft tissue malformations.- 22. Surgery of craniofacial vascular malformations.- 23. Craniofacial skin surgery. VI Orofacial clefts: 24. Surgery of the lip and jaw for cleft patients.- 25. Surgery of the palate/velopharyngeal for cleft patients.- 26. Cleft Osteoplasty.- 27. Corrective surgery of the nose for cleft patients.- 28. Corrective surgery of the jaws for cleft patients.VII Dysgnathias: 29. Surgical approaches to the maxilla-mandibular complex.- 30. Orthognathic surgery of the midface/facial complex.- 31. Orthognathic surgery of the maxilla.- 32. Orthognathic surgery of the mandible.- 33. Orthognathic surgery of the temporomandibular joint.- 34.dento-alveolar surgery/segmental techniques for dysgnathic patients.- 35.Distraction osteogenesis for dysgnathic patients.