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Fronto-orbito-nasal advancement a surgical approach based on skull development in treatment of craniofacial
1Director International Medical College, University Duisburg-Essen, Gartenstraße 21, 48147, Münster, Germany.
Abstract:
The classical treatment of craniosynostosis is based on the fundamental work by Tessier. However, developmental aspects suggest modified osteotomy lines like fronto orbito nasal advancement combined with a modified midfacial distraction. This also makes it possible to take assess the different distances of the anterior displacement of the individual parts of the skull. Pioneering in therapy is less the syndrome itself than the accompanying symptoms such as respiration and intracranial pressure. For brain release we recommended (Joos 1998) the osteoclastic procedure according to Powiertowsky (1974) within the first 6 months of life. For further treatment frontoorbito-nasal advancement and modified midface distraction seem to achieve better results in enlarging the inner nose and a more harmonious profile.
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