Head and face reconstruction

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Skull

Cleft lip repair - series

Overview

Recovery

Risks

Head and face reconstruction

Alternative Names:

Craniofacial reconstruction; Orbital-craniofacial surgery

Risks:

Risks for any anesthesia are:

reactions to medications
problems breathing

Risks for any surgery are:

bleeding
infection

Additional risks of surgery of the head and face are:

nerve damage (cranial nerve dysfunction)
permanent scarring
partial or total loss of bone grafts
need for follow-up surgery

Review Date: 10/31/2005
Reviewed By: Jeremy Goverman, M.D., Department of Trauma and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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