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I had a great time at our national plastic surgery society meeting in Chicago at the end of September, getting updates in the latest developments in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery!  I also really enjoy Chicago for the food and architecture.  Soon after I returned I also visited a local expert, Dr. Hani Sbitany at UCSF, to see up close how Continue Reading…

I’ve been interested in cleft and craniofacial surgery and care since I was in medical school – being able to transform faces and allow children and adults to “put their best face forward” is just so fascinating and rewarding! Cleft lip and palate is probably the most common condition that we see and that the public thinks of.  Who are Continue Reading…

We do so many things with our new babies: check their fingers and toes, and look at all their features, usually perfect miniatures.  After a vaginal delivery babies can have temporary skull deformations from the process, but these resolve early in the newborn period, mainly because the skull bones are designed to slide against each other to permit this passage. Continue Reading…

Hello again!  Welcome to our new website – My other new addition is at home, our darling little baby who I try to keep off social media.  Actually, this post was inspired by the numerous questions/comments I had on returning to work at the hospital: Men noticing that I looked “pretty good” (I think they meant not too different from Continue Reading…

With my own baby at home I have first-hand experience with the concerns of the parents of newborns! In addition to checking for a cleft palate that first day, I also inspected my new baby’s ears.  The same hormones that allow the pelvis to relax for birth also soften babies’ cartilage.  Just like the head shape can be temporarily changed Continue Reading…