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Condition

Hemifacial Microsomia

What You Need to Know

In HFM, one side of your baby’s face is underdeveloped. Your baby is born with this condition.

Key Symptoms

The most common symptoms of HFM are deformities of the face. The following may be underdeveloped: 

  • Outside and middle ear
  • Side of the skull
  • Bone around the eye
  • Thickness of the cheek
  • Upper and lower jaws
  • Teeth
  • Some of the nerves involved in moving the face

Diagnosis

Geneticists diagnose HFM by: 

  • X-rays 
  • CT scan

Treatment

Treatment may include: 

  • Correcting the jaw via a device or surgery 
  • Having surgeries to fix your child’s external ear, cheeks or jaw
  • Removing or correcting the position of your child’s teeth

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Meet the Providers Who Treat Hemifacial Microsomia (HFM)

Departments that Treat Hemifacial Microsomia

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