Sidra Medicine has introduced many cutting-edge surgical techniques to Qatar, taking a multi-disciplinary approach to care including the treatment of children affected by conditions such as Apert syndrome.
A joint collaboration between the Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery and Neurosurgery Divisions, the team have conducted operations in which large portions of the skull bon have been cut, re-configured and sometimes “stretched” into new shapes and positions. Many of these complex transformations require several surgical stages undertaken over a number of years in order to account for changes related to ongoing growth of the child.
Children with Apert syndrome and who have skull deformities, require the expertise of Neurosurgeons during surgery, who play a major role in removing parts of the skull safely while protecting the child’s brain and minimizing blood loss. This then allows the craniofacial surgeons to remodel the child’s head safely. Both specialties work as a team
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