Pediatric Plastic Surgery Referral Guidelines

A visible disfigurement can negatively impact a child’s self-esteem during critical years of development. Our pediatric plastic surgery experts specialize in the surgical correction and management of congenital and acquired conditions involving bones, ligaments, tendons, nerves and vessels.

Our team of board-certified and board-eligible pediatric plastic surgeons perform almost 1,400 procedures and more than 10,000 outpatient visits a year. The depth and breadth of our child and family-centered services help your patients improve their quality of life.

We provide expert diagnosis and management of a wide range of injuries and disorders, specializing in:

• Trauma: Fractures and other injuries to the face and hands, including finger and carpal injuries
• Craniofacial anomalies: Cleft lip and palate, including nerve injuries, tendon injuries, carpal injuries, Stickler syndrome and Pierre Robin sequence, 22q11.2 Deletion syndrome (previously known as velocardiofacial syndrome or DiGeorge syndrome), microtia and ear abnormalities, facial deformities; orthognathic maxillofacial reconstruction, craniosynostosis, plagiocephaly, hypernasal speech, hemifacial macrosomia, nasal deformities
• Hand anomalies: Arthrogryposis, burn reconstruction, cerebral palsy, complex reconstruction (including microsurgery), extra fingers or thumbs (polydactyly), fractures, fused or crooked fingers (syndactyly, camptodactyly, etc.), ganglions, hand, finger or carpal bone injuries, hypoplastic upper extremities (longitudinal deficiencies), infections, masses, missing/webbed fingers or thumbs, nerve injuries, syndromic conditions, tendon injuries, trigger finger or thumb, tumors, vascular disorders, wrist injuries
• Vascular anomalies: Vascular malformations, hemangiomas
• Congenital breast anomalies: Gynecomastia, macromastia, breast asymmetries, breast hypoplasia

Valley Children’s cleft lip and craniofacial program specializes in the surgical correction and management of maxillofacial reconstruction. Current standards of cleft care include multidisciplinary management by a qualified cleft palate team in accordance with American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association criteria. 

The hand and upper extremity program provides comprehensive and multidisciplinary care to restore function, manage pain and optimize aesthetic outcomes through the use of intricate and precise techniques. We provide early intervention to decrease the chance of long-term disabilities including stiffness, reduced function, numbness and poor healing. 

Valley Children’s pediatric plastic surgeons collaborate with a variety of clinicians for complex planning and delivery of treatment, including specialists from medical, surgical, dental, speech, hearing, genetics and psychology.

Our pediatric plastic surgery specialists are always available for consultations and urgent patient appointments.