Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery

The Fogelson Plastic Surgery and Craniofacial Center

Children's Health performs the most pediatric plastic and cleft surgery procedures in the region with more than 10,000 patient visits a year.

The Fogelson Plastic Surgery and Craniofacial Center at Children's Health provides diagnosis and treatment for children of any age with any reconstructive need. Our surgeons have expertise in all aspects of pediatric plastic surgery, including cleft lip and palate, craniofacial, vascular anomalies, and hand surgery.

Our Programs

Conditions We Treat

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Before and After Photos

Meet some of the patients we have treated to become familiar with what you can expect if your child is affected with a similar problem.

Cleft Lip and Palate photos

Craniosynostosis photos

Ear Molding and Reconstruction photos

General Plastic Surgery photos

Vascular Anomalies photos

State-of-the-art care at every stage of your child's treatment-all under one roof

Confidence in our outcomes is why parents all over the world choose our pediatric plastic & craniofacial surgery program for their children. In fact, our team performs more pediatric plastic and cleft surgery procedures than anyone in the region. Our highly trained experts share your goal of restoring your child's health, physical appearance, and well-being so that they can reach their full potential.

The surgery has honestly changed my life and made me much more confident.
Stephanie, Patient

Our multidisciplinary approach offers each child we see unparalleled access to the world's leading specialists in pediatric plastic surgery. As part of our commitment to personalized, comprehensive care, your child's team may consist of pediatric subspecialists, speech therapists, psychologists, nurses, and imaging scientists who all convene under one roof in our state-of-the-art facility. This offers convenience as well as reduced stress for both the family and patient.

An international reputation for innovative treatment and compassionate care

Thousands of children are thriving today because their parents partnered with the Fogelson Plastic Surgery and Craniofacial Center at Children's Health. Families worldwide have relied on our Cleft and Craniofacial team (treating cleft lip and cleft palate, craniosynostosis, craniofacial microsomia and misshapen ears), Hand Surgery Team, and Vascular Anomalies team for compassionate care, innovative treatment, and surgical and cosmetic restoration.

State-of-the-art care at every stage of your child's treatment-all under one roof

An international reputation for innovative treatment and compassionate care

Joseph gains his forever smile at Children's Health

In February 2019, Caitlin and her husband, Edwin, were excited to learn they would be adopting a baby boy. That excitement mixed with some fear when their son was diagnosed in utero with a bilateral cleft lip. Caitlin and Edwin did a great deal of research about caring for babies with cleft lips prior to his birth, but Caitlin says she still worried that her "motherly instincts" wouldn't kick in. Within seconds after their son Joseph's birth, however, those fears quickly vanished.

Anthony finds multidisciplinary support after ATV injury

Anthony, a freshman goalie on his high school soccer team, and his cousin were driving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in April 2019, when they lost control of the vehicle. Anthony was trapped beneath the ATV when it flipped and landed on him. Because such severe accidents carry a high risk of internal injury, he was quickly transported by helicopter to a nearby emergency room. There, doctors determined his injuries required Level 1 pediatric trauma care, and he was immediately transferred to Children's Medical Center Dallas.

Nothing will crush Julianne's spirit

When Julianne was 15 years old, she begged her mom to let her miss one of her last two driver's education classes to take a summer trip to a lake in Arkansas. That trip took a tragic turn when Julianne was propelled off a jet ski into the bow of a boat, breaking every bone in her face and suffering a long list of traumatic injuries.

David achieves his college football dreams thanks to a pediatric hand surgeon at Children's Health

David started playing football in the fourth grade. In high school, he was the team's starting running back, and like many football players, he had grown accustomed to the physicality and intensity the game is known for – especially in Texas. So when he started to feel pain in his left hand after a home game in September 2017, the high school senior didn't think much of it.

Hand surgery gives Aleah a new grasp on life

In December 2010, 4-year-old Aleah and her family were visiting her grandparents in Washington for the holidays when she started to feel sick. Aleah was lethargic, but her parents, Renee and Nathan, assumed she was just worn out from all the travel and festivities. But the next day, December 23rd, Aleah began having difficulties walking and was losing control of her other extremities.

A competitive barrel racer succeeds after pediatric hand surgery at Children's Health

Shylynne, known as "Shy" to her friends and family, has loved horses for as long as she can remember. She got her first horse, Shirley, to ride around in her backyard when she was just 4 years old. Around the time she turned 6, she discovered her passion: competitive barrel racing. This rodeo event for women times a rider while she completes a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels, showcasing the athleticism and skill of both the horse and the rider.

Repairing a floating thumb gives a toddler the ability to clap, color and grasp

When Maria was pregnant, her obstetrician informed her there was a high chance that her child would be born with Down syndrome. Maria and her husband did their best to plan for whatever unique challenges they might face after delivery, but there was no way they could have prepared themselves for the surprise they received when their daughter, Camila, was born. Contrary to her doctor's prediction, Camila did not have Down syndrome, but Maria knew from her first look at her daughter, that something was wrong with her hand.

Compassionate care for craniosynostosis

Brett, a Texas A&M graduate and mechanical engineer, and Claire, a British expat practicing law in the U.S., met in Dallas on Valentine's Day weekend. They fell in love, married and started living their dream with a house, one beautiful daughter named Lydia and another on the way. Baby Ava arrived one day early. In the whirlwind of it all, Claire remembers noticing that Ava's head looked elongated, but the medical staff thought it was normal.

Rebecca's story

By the time she was 9 years old, Rebecca had already undergone eight surgeries to correct her cleft lip, a congenital craniofacial deformity affecting approximately one in 700 newborns in the U.S. Now, by the age of 17, she's had three additional surgeries, with one final procedure scheduled this December. She's faced challenges – physically and emotionally – that no child should have to bear. Through it all, however, if there’s one word to describe her, it's strong.

Mending the tiniest of faces

Manuel remembers the moment he realized that his baby girl born with a cleft lip and palate would be okay. "As soon as we met her surgeon, we knew she was in the best hands possible," Manuel says. James Seaward, M.D., plastic and craniofacial surgeon at Children’s Health and Assistant Professor of Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery at UT Southwestern, met Manuel and his wife, Belinda, after an ultrasound revealed the cleft lip and palate. Their baby, Wendy, would need surgery to repair it.

Alex Kane, MDPlastic and Craniofacial Surgeon
Khaled Alameddine, MDPlastic and Craniofacial Surgeon
Jonathan Cheng, MDPediatric Hand Surgeon
Jennifer Kargel, MDPediatric Hand Surgeon
Jessica May, MDPlastic and Craniofacial Surgeon
Purushottam Nagarkar, MDPediatric Hand Surgeon
Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, MDPlastic and Craniofacial Surgeon
James Seaward, MDPlastic and Craniofacial Surgeon
KF
Kaylyn Fisher, PA-CPhysician Assistant - Plastic Surgery
Jessica Grant, PA-CPhysician Assistant - Plastic Surgery
Laura Hanna, PA-CPhysician Assistant - Plastic Surgery
Kimly Nguyen, PA-CPhysician Assistant - Plastic Surgery
Riley Powers, PA-CPhysician Assistant - Plastic Surgery
Elizabeth Wetz, PA-CPhysician Assistant - Plastic Surgery
Sarah Scheiwe, PA-CPhysician Assistant - Plastic Surgery

Locations

Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Dallas

Children's Health Specialty Center Dallas2350 N Stemmons FwySte Dallas, TX 75207

214-456-2240

Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Plano

Children's Health Specialty Center 1 Plano7609 Preston RdSte P3000Plano, TX 75024

214-456-2240

214-867-5679

Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Plano

Children's Health Specialty Center 2 Plano7211 Preston RdSte T1200Plano, TX 75024

469-303-3000

469-303-4520

Children's Health performs the most pediatric plastic and cleft surgery procedures in the region with more than 10,000 patient visits a year.

Cleft lip, Cleft palate, Craniosynostosis, Ear deformities, Hypertelorism, Pierre Robin syndrome (PRS), Plagiocephaly, Accessory tragus and branchial cleft remnants, Constricted and lop ear deformity, Cryptotia, Microtia (aural atresia), Prominent ears, Stahl's ear, Congenital unilateral lower lip palsy (CULLP), Facial nerve palsy after tumor resection, Facial paralysis, Hemifacial microsomia (HFM), Moebius syndrome, Traumatic nerve injury, Dermoid cyst, Nasal dermoid tracts, Skin lesions, Breast asymmetry, Breast hypertrophy, Breast hypoplasia, Hemangiomas, Gynecomastia, Stickler syndrome, Metopic synostosis, Lambdoid synostosis, Sagittal craniosynostosis (scaphocephaly), Unilateral coronal synostosis, Apert syndrome, Muenke syndrome, Pfeiffer syndrome, Saethre-Chotzen syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, Bilateral coronal synostosis, Syndactyly, Cerebrocostomandibular syndrome (CCMS), Poland syndrome (Poland sequence), 22q deletion syndrome (DiGeorge syndrome VCFS), Isolated craniosynostosis, Syndromic craniosynostosis, Treacher Collins syndrome, Goldenhar syndrome (oculo-auriculo-vertebral dysplasia or OAV), Sturge-Weber syndrome, Congenital nevus, Linear epidermal nevus, Deviated septum, Port wine stain, Keloids, Polydactyly, Facial fractures

Cleft Lip Repair, Cleft palate speech surgery, Rhinoplasty (nose job), Extended strip craniectomy with helmet therapy, Spring assisted cranial expansion, Cranial vault distraction osteogenesis (DO), Fronto-orbital advancement (FOA), Strip craniectomy (suturectomy), Open cranial vault remodeling, Hand and peripheral nerve surgery, Palatoplasty for cleft palate repair, Analytical Imaging and Modeling Center (AIM), BRAVA bra, Breast augmentation, Breast reduction, Kinematic motion capture, 3D surface motion capture, 3D Surface Scan, Nasoalveolar molding (NAM)

Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve, Cleft Lip and Palate Program, Craniofacial Program, Ear Molding and Reconstruction, General Plastic Surgery, Congenital and General Pediatric Hand Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery, Vascular Anomalies, 22q Deletion Syndrome (DiGeorge Syndrome), Hand Therapy Program

Children's Health performs the most pediatric plastic and cleft surgery procedures in the region with more than 10,000 patient visits a year.

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Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery

Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery

Dallas (Specialty Center)

Plano

Our Programs

Conditions We Treat

Treatments and Services

Before and After Photos

Cleft Lip and Palate photos

Craniosynostosis photos

Ear Molding and Reconstruction photos

General Plastic Surgery photos

Vascular Anomalies photos

State-of-the-art care at every stage of your child's treatment-all under one roof

An international reputation for innovative treatment and compassionate care

State-of-the-art care at every stage of your child's treatment-all under one roof

An international reputation for innovative treatment and compassionate care

Joseph gains his forever smile at Children's Health

Anthony finds multidisciplinary support after ATV injury

Nothing will crush Julianne's spirit

Meet the Care Team

Locations

Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Dallas

Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Plano

Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Plano