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Condition
Chin Asymmetry
Chin asymmetry is a chin too large or too small in proportion to the rest of the face. It can occur by itself, or when the upper and lower jaws or teeth are not aligned. Shriners Children’s plastic surgeons perform chin and jaw surgeries.
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Condition
Cleft Nose
Cleft Nose is a difference in the nose's appearance and structure due to a craniofacial difference like cleft lip and palate. Plastic surgeons can repair the nose to help a child breathe and speak normally.
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Condition
Jaw Deformities
Jaw deformities are an upper and/or lower jaw that is too big, too small, crooked or the wrong shape. It can affect eating, teeth development and speech. Shriners Children’s provides jaw surgery.
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Condition
Facial Deformity
A facial deformity occurs when the face or bones in the head develop differently, as with cleft lip and palate, or can happen with trauma, such as the loss of an ear from a burn. Shriners Children's can treat with reconstructive surgery.
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Condition
Hyponasality
Hyponasality is nasal-sounding speech that can be associated with cleft palate. Shriners Children's measures airflow through the nose and observes how the palate moves. Treated by speech pathologists, ENT and plastic surgeons.
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Condition
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Toxic-Epidermal-NecrolysisToxic epidermal necrolysis (TENS) is a severe form of Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
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Service
Wheelchair & Seating
Shriners Children's wheelchair, seating and mobility program is a custom seating clinic available to children with seating needs. Practitioners, technicians and volunteers use tools like seat simulation, pressure mapping and hands on adjustments.
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Treatment
Physical Therapy
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Physical-TherapyPhysical therapy at Shriners Children's helps children build confidence and strength, focusing on what is important to them and what they love to do in their daily lives.
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Patient Story
Meet Albie
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/07/Meet-AlbieFor Amanda, life took an unexpected turn when her 18-week prenatal ultrasound revealed that her baby had a unilateral cleft lip, a birth defect in which a baby's lip does not form properly. The news was a shock, and fear of the unknown filled her mind.
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Patient Story
Bowel Management Program Helps Patient Gain Independence
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Bowel-management-program-helps-patient-gain-independenceWhen Jordyn was a brand new baby, Yoni knew right away that she wasn’t feeding properly. Jordyn was Yoni’s third baby, so she knew how to manage the sleepless days with a newborn and teaching a newborn to drink milk. But Jordyn was unable to keep the milk down.