Evaluating Trends in Headache and Revision Surgery following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis.

Background: The recommended treatment for craniosynostosis, is cranial vault expansion to prevent increased intracranial pressure and optimize developmental outcomes. Some patients complain about postoperative headaches and occasionally require revision to treat increased intracranial pressure. This study examines whether specific factors are associated with an increased risk of postoperative headaches or intracranial hypertension.

Objective Assessment of the Unilateral Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity Using Three-Dimensional Stereophotogrammetry: Severity and Outcome.

Background: Optimization of care to correct the unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity is hampered by lack of objective measures to quantify preoperative severity and outcome. The purpose of this study was to develop a consensus standard of nasal appearance using three-dimensional stereophotogrammetry; determine whether anthropometric measurements could be used to quantify severity and outcome; and determine whether preoperative severity predicts postoperative outcome.

Methods: The authors collected facial three-dimensional images of 100 subjects in three groups: 45 infants before cleft lip repair; the same 45 infants after cleft lip repair; and 45 children aged 8 to 10 years with previous repairs.