Pediatric plastic surgery helps restore or improve function and appearance to patients with conditions such as birth defects, disease and traumatic injuries.

Here are just a few of the conditions we treat in children:

• Congenital/traumatic facial deformities
• Cleft lip and cleft palate
• Craniofacial anomalies
• Ear pinning (otoplasty)
• Hemangioma/vascular malformations
• Microtia (absence of ear)
• Nose (rhinoplasty)
• Positional head deformity
• Congenital hand deformities

UT Southwestern Medical Center's Plastic Surgery Program is one of the finest and largest in the U.S. Our state-of-the-art facilities, combined with our physicians’ established experience, enable us to provide some of the most effective and caring treatment available.

For example, an often misdiagnosed condition in children is vascular malformation. Sometimes these conditions are simply a matter of appearance, but they can also be serious and life-threatening. Our experience in conducting some of the most advanced research into conditions such as vascular malformations enables UT Southwestern to provide patients with the best possible medical diagnosis and care.

Our physicians have developed or furthered a variety of pediatric therapies and surgeries. Most importantly, all team members are dedicated to helping children improve the quality of their lives.

Some pediatric patients, especially cleft patients, can also be seen by our ear, nose and throat service.