Plastic surgery
Sahlgrenska University Hospital provides comprehensive care for children and adults with congenital craniofacial conditions, craniofacial tumours and facial trauma.
We treat patients with a wide range of conditions, including:
- Simple craniosynostosis and craniofacial dysostosis syndromes, such as Crouzon, Apert, Saethre-Chotzen, Pfeiffer and Muenke syndromes
- Other craniofacial syndromes and anomalies, including Treacher Collins syndrome, Binder syndrome, hemifacial microsomia, facial clefts and frontonasal dysplasia
- Benign and malignant tumours, as well as congenital conditions such as neurofibromatosis, fibrous dysplasia, dermoid cysts and vascular malformations
- Primary and secondary craniofacial trauma
Our aim is to achieve the best possible functional and aesthetic outcomes for every patient. Whenever appropriate, we use minimally invasive surgical techniques to reduce recovery time and improve results.
Our multidisciplinary team performs approximately 150 intracranial procedures each year and provides long-term follow-up throughout childhood, adolescence and, when needed, into adult life.
As a nationally designated centre for highly specialised craniofacial care, we receive referrals from across Sweden as well as from other countries.
Sahlgrenska University Hospital has a long and well-established history of treating children with craniofacial conditions. The craniofacial service was established in the early 1970s by Professor Bengt Johansson in collaboration with Professor Paul Tessier, one of the pioneers of modern craniofacial surgery.
The close integration of clinical care and research has helped establish our craniofacial medical team as an internationally recognised centre of expertise.
Through ongoing research and innovation, we continue to develop and improve treatment options for patients with craniofacial conditions.
Sahlgrenska University Hospital provides comprehensive care for children and adults with congenital craniofacial conditions, craniofacial tumours and facial trauma.
We treat patients with a wide range of conditions, including:
- Simple craniosynostosis and craniofacial dysostosis syndromes, such as Crouzon, Apert, Saethre-Chotzen, Pfeiffer and Muenke syndromes
- Other craniofacial syndromes and anomalies, including Treacher Collins syndrome, Binder syndrome, hemifacial microsomia, facial clefts and frontonasal dysplasia
- Benign and malignant tumours, as well as congenital conditions such as neurofibromatosis, fibrous dysplasia, dermoid cysts and vascular malformations
- Primary and secondary craniofacial trauma
Our aim is to achieve the best possible functional and aesthetic outcomes for every patient. Whenever appropriate, we use minimally invasive surgical techniques to reduce recovery time and improve results.
Our multidisciplinary team performs approximately 150 intracranial procedures each year and provides long-term follow-up throughout childhood, adolescence and, when needed, into adult life.
As a nationally designated centre for highly specialised craniofacial care, we receive referrals from across Sweden as well as from other countries.
Sahlgrenska University Hospital has a long and well-established history of treating children with craniofacial conditions. The craniofacial service was established in the early 1970s by Professor Bengt Johansson in collaboration with Professor Paul Tessier, one of the pioneers of modern craniofacial surgery.
The close integration of clinical care and research has helped establish our craniofacial medical team as an internationally recognised centre of expertise.
Through ongoing research and innovation, we continue to develop and improve treatment options for patients with craniofacial conditions.