When children have a craniofacial disorder, it affects their growth and development and can also impact their appearance. Surgical treatment is available for many conditions, such as cleft lip and palate, craniosynostosis, microtia, and other birth defects.
Our team offers multi-disciplinary, comprehensive care to your child with a craniofacial or cleft anomaly. We work with you to help your child achieve the best outcomes.
The craniofacial clinic is staffed by a team of experts from a variety of clinical and research areas, all dedicated to providing the highest level of care for your child. The team includes plastic surgeons, neurosurgeons, speech pathologists, orthodontists and nurse specialists who all work together to provide a holistic approach to your child's treatment.
Our craniofacial specialists offer a full range of treatments, including non-invasive therapies for many disorders, surgery to correct facial deformities, and pain management services. Our doctors are dedicated to offering the most advanced technologies and procedures. We also ensure that your child has a comfortable and stress-free experience.
We are CCS approved Special Care Centers. This means that we have dedicated care coordinators to assist with the coordination of your care. This team works closely together with your family in order to ensure you are aware of the diagnosis, medical plan and financial arrangements.
Seattle Children's Hospital's cranial-facial specialists are able to treat a number of disorders affecting the skull, facial region, jaw and ears. The conditions include clefts of the lip and palate, craniosynostosis as well as Crouzon syndrome and Pfeiffer.
* Ear infections and hearing loss are common in children with cleft lip, cleft palate and other craniofacial defects. We can treat these conditions to reduce the chance of recurrent infections and hearing loss.
Our team can provide reconstructive surgeries for malformations such as cleft lip or palate, as well as ear, eye, nose, and mouth deformities. Our surgeons use the most advanced surgical procedures and techniques to achieve the best possible results.
We offer complex, minimally invasive procedures to patients with craniofacial issues. This includes endoscopic suturectomy in order to remove asymmetrical bone and cranial-vault remodeling to reshape unsymmetrical cranial bony structures. We also perform laser therapy for birthmarks and skin anomalies that can be difficult to treat, such as hemifacial microsomia (a facial condition in which the chin and cheeks do not align properly).
The craniofacial team at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital offers a full range of services that will meet your child's needs for the rest of their lives. The program includes specialists in craniofacial, oral & maxillofacial, neurosurgery, audiology, otolaryngology, speech pathology, psychology, and nutrition.
Your child’s craniofacial treatment team will meet both with you and the child to discuss issues and concerns relating to their craniofacial condition and to explore possible treatments. The team will work together with you and your children to create the best treatment plan possible for your family.
FAQ
What are the three types?
The first system, which is traditional and where patients are not allowed to choose who they see for their treatment, is the most popular. They go to hospital A if they need an operation, but otherwise, they might as well not bother because there is nothing available at all.
The second system, which is fee-for-service, allows doctors to earn money based upon how many operations and tests they perform. They won't do extra work if they don't get enough money. You will pay twice as much.
The third system is a capitation system which pays doctors according to what they actually spend on care rather than by how many procedures they perform. This encourages doctors use of less expensive treatments, such as talking therapies, instead of surgical procedures.
What are the different types of health insurance?
There are three types main types of health insurance.
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Private health insurance covers all costs related to your medical care. This type of insurance is typically purchased directly through private companies so that you only pay monthly premiums.
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Although most medical costs are covered by public insurance, there are certain restrictions. Public insurance, for example, will not cover routine visits to doctors or hospitals, labs and X-ray facilities.
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To save money for future medical expenses, medical savings accounts (MSAs) can be used. The funds are held in a special account that is separate from any other kind of account. Most employers offer MSA plans. These accounts are exempt from tax and earn interest at rates comparable to savings accounts.
Who is responsible?
All levels of government have a role in public health. Local governments are responsible for roads, schools as well parks and recreation facilities. Both the state and national governments create laws and regulations for food safety, workplace safety and consumer protection.
Statistics
- For the most part, that's true—over 80 percent of patients are over the age of 65. (rasmussen.edu)
- Consuming over 10 percent of [3] (en.wikipedia.org)
- Price Increases, Aging Push Sector To 20 Percent Of Economy". (en.wikipedia.org)
- Over the first twenty-five years of this transformation, government contributions to healthcare expenditures have dropped from 36% to 15%, with the burden of managing this decrease falling largely on patients. (en.wikipedia.org)
- Healthcare Occupations PRINTER-FRIENDLY Employment in healthcare occupations is projected to grow 16 percent from 2020 to 2030, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 2.6 million new jobs. (bls.gov)
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What are the key segments of the healthcare industry?
The healthcare industry is made up of key segments such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, biotechnology, therapy, health information technology, medical equipment, and other medical devices.
Blood pressure monitors, defibrillators and stethoscopes are all medical devices. These devices are designed to diagnose or prevent disease.
Pharmaceuticals are medications that are used to treat or alleviate symptoms. Examples include antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines, contraceptives, etc.
Diagnostics are laboratory tests used to detect illness and injury. Examples include blood tests, urine samples, CT scans, MRI scans, X-rays, etc.
Biotechnology refers to using living organisms (such as bacteria) to produce useful substances that can be applied to human beings. There are many examples, including vaccines, insulin, or enzymes.
The treatment of disease or symptoms with therapeutics is a medical procedure that humans receive. They may involve drugs, radiation therapy, surgical interventions, etc.
Information technology for health is a category of computer software that helps physicians and their teams manage patient records. It helps doctors and their teams track which medications are being used, when they should have been taken, and if they work properly.
Any equipment used to diagnose, treat or monitor illnesses or conditions is medical equipment. Dialysis machines include pacemakers, ventilators and operating tables.