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What is the definition of Goldenhar Disease?
Goldenhar disease is a condition that is present at birth and mainly affects the development of the eye, ear, and spine. The main sign and symptoms are facial asymmetry (one side of the face is different from the other), a partially formed ear (microtia) or totally absent ear (anotia), noncancerous (benign) growths of the eye (ocular dermoid cysts), and spinal abnormalities. Goldenhar disease may also affect the heart, lungs, kidneys, and central nervous system. It is due to problems that occur when the fetus is forming within the womb of the mother, in structures known as the first and second brachial arch. These structures will develop to form the neck and the head. The cause is still unknown. Goldenhar syndrome is part of a group of conditions known as craniofacial microsomia. It is not known whether the conditions included in the group really are different conditions or part of the same problem with different degrees of severity.
What are the alternative names for Goldenhar Disease?
  • Goldenhar disease
  • Expanded spectrum hemifacial microsomia
  • Expanded spectrum of hemifacial microsomia
  • FAv sequence
  • Facioauriculovertebral dysplasia
  • Facioauriculovertebral sequence
  • Goldenhar syndrome
  • OAV dysplasia
  • OAVS
  • Oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia
  • Oculoauriculovertebral syndrome
Who are the top Goldenhar Disease Local Doctors?
Elite in Goldenhar Disease
Plastic Surgery
Elite in Goldenhar Disease
Plastic Surgery

Children's Surgical Associates Ltd

3401 Civic Ctr Blvd, 
Philadelphia, PA 
Languages Spoken:
English

Scott Bartlett is a Plastic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bartlett and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Goldenhar Disease. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Syndactyly, Apert Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Bone Graft.

Elite in Goldenhar Disease
Elite in Goldenhar Disease

Erasmus MC

Rotterdam, ZH, NL 

Cornelia Caron practices in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Caron and is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Goldenhar Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Acrofrontofacionasal Dysostosis Syndrome, Acrofacial Dysostosis Rodriguez Type, Treacher Collins Syndrome, Goldenhar Disease, and Osteotomy.

 
 
 
 
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Kristopher M. Day
Experienced in Goldenhar Disease
Plastic Surgery | General Surgery | Hand Surgery
Experienced in Goldenhar Disease
Plastic Surgery | General Surgery | Hand Surgery

Pacific Sound Plastic Surgery | Dr. Kristopher M. Day, MD, FACS

1260 116th Ave Ne, Suite 201, 
Bellevue, WA 
Languages Spoken:
English, Castilian, Spanish
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Kristopher Day is a General Surgeon and a Hand Surgeon in Bellevue, Washington. Dr. Day and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Goldenhar Disease. His top areas of expertise are Goldenhar Disease, Hyperparathyroidism, Acrofrontofacionasal Dysostosis Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Parathyroidectomy. Dr. Day is currently accepting new patients.

What are the latest Goldenhar Disease Clinical Trials?
Supplementation of Autologous Fat Grafts with Curcumin Preconditioned Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in the Treatment of Facial Contour Deformities

Summary: The aim of this study is to evaluate the comparison of therapeutic potential of curcumin preconditioned adipose derived stem cells (ASCs) enrichment fat grafting, naïve ASCs enrichment fat grafting and conventional fat grafting to correct facial contour deformities that cause aesthetic complications in patients.

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Published Date: May 10, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center

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