What are craniofacial abnormalities?

Also known as: craniofacial anomalies, CFA, birth defects

Craniofacial is a broad medical term that describes abnormalities of the bones of the skull and face. The different abnormalities that can occur do so from different growth patterns of the face or skull and include some of the most common and rare birth defects that affect newborn babies (common; most infants with cleft lip/cleft palate- rare; Treacher Collins syndrome). They are also sometimes referred to as craniofacial anomalies.

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Reviewed by: Jack Wolfsdorf, MD, FAAP

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