Congenital Craniofacial

Congenital craniofacial surgery is a distinct field of surgery that focuses on changing the structural foundations of the face by altering the facial skeleton. Craniofacial surgery is typically intended to serve babies, children and young adults with congenital deformities of the face and head. It is also intrinsic to some plastic surgery procedures of the head and face for purely aesthetic purposes.

Craniofacial surgery originated in France with Dr. Paul Tessier and Dr. Daniel Marchac. Craniofacial surgery is a close cousin of orthognathic surgery, which was pioneered by Dr. Hugo Obwegeser during the same period. Dr. Deschamps-Braly was trained directly by Dr. Marchac in Paris and then went on to Zurich where he also trained at Dr. Obwegeser’s clinic. Read more about Dr. Deschamps-Braly’s background in craniofacial surgery here.