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  • Health Care Providers: Cardiothoracic Surgeons for Parents


    A cardiac (or cardiothoracic) surgeon is a doctor who does surgery to treat problems that affect the heart and chest.

  • Ear Tube Surgery for Parents


    Many kids get middle ear infections (otitis media). Doctors may suggest ear tube surgery for those with multiple infections or a hearing loss or speech delay.

  • Diastrophic Dysplasia for Parents


    Diastrophic dysplasia is a skeletal dysplasia. People who have it are generally shorter than average in height.

  • Health Care Providers: Plastic Surgeons for Parents


    A plastic surgeon is a doctor who does surgery to repair, rebuild, or replace a part of the body to improve how it looks and works. This can involve the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial (head and face) structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk, and other areas of the body.

  • What's an Orthopedic Surgeon? for Kids


    Orthopedic surgeons treat injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system, which includes your muscles, bones, and joints.

  • Skull Base Surgery for Parents


    Skull base surgery is done to remove tumors and other growths that appear at the bottom of the skull.

  • Appendectomy for Parents


    Learn the basics of an appendectomy so you know what to expect if your child has this surgery.

  • Cholesteatoma for Parents


    A cholesteatoma is a growth behind the eardrum that can damage the bones of the middle ear. Treating it can help prevent hearing loss.

  • Velopharyngeal Dysfunction (VPD) for Parents


    When sound and air leaks into the nasal cavity during speech, it's called velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD).

  • Cleft Palate for Parents


    A cleft palate is when a baby is born with a cleft (gap) in the roof of the mouth. Most kids can have surgery to repair them early in life.