[Secondary surgeries in craniosynostosis and faciocraniosynostosis]. / Chirurgie secondaire des craniosténoses et faciocraniosténoses.

Secondary surgeries for single craniosynostosis surgeries are mainly esthetic refinements rather than functional indications. However, cranioplasties for bone defects correction or insufficient corrections may be undertaken. Management of syndromic craniosynostoses usually requires multiple surgical interventions, the sequence of which might vary per the genetic mutation. It is commonplace to start with posterior vault expansion before age 6 months, then treat cerebellar tonsillar herniation by the age of twelve months, and delay fronto-facial monobloc advancement until at least 18-24 months of age. Ventricular shunting is preferably avoided or delayed. Failure to respect these guidelines can significantly complicate the subsequent management. Primary fronto-orbital advancement or early facial osteotomy type Le Fort3, may compromise the subsequent fronto-facial monobloc advancement. However, this salvage secondary monobloc may be undertaken in some instances despite previous anterior osteotomies with a higher morbidity.

[Some features of the nose in craniofacial malformations]. / Quelques particularités du nez dans les malformations crânio-faciales (fentes labio-palatines exclues).

In craniofacial malformations, the nose is variably affected: in its location, its shape or by lack of development. In this short chapter, some of the common problems encountered by the specialized teams are summarized. Craniofacial astronomies can modify the skeleton of the nose during growth, sometime at an early age. However, most rhinoplasties are performed at adulthood. The nasal pyramid may present deformations that produce functional and aesthetics impairment that should be treated when necessary. Respiratory problems should be recognized as early as possible and treated in priority.