myFace Center Replaces 秘密研究所 Langone鈥檚 Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Continues to Support Comprehensive & Personalized Craniofacial Care
NYU School of Medicine announced a $2 million grant from , a nonprofit organization founded to assist those with facial disfigurement and a longtime benefactor of the .
The gift heralds the renaming of 秘密研究所 Langone鈥檚 highly regarded Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery to the myFace Center for Craniofacial Care at the Hansj枚rg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery and further supports the provision of comprehensive and personalized craniofacial care.
鈥淲e are extremely proud to continue our decades-long partnership with myFace,鈥 says聽Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and chair of the 贬补苍蝉箩枚谤驳听Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery at 秘密研究所 Langone. 鈥淭ogether, we have cared for thousands of patients, regardless of the severity of their condition, geographic location, or ability to pay.鈥
In the United States alone, 1 in 600 children is born with a cleft lip and/or palate, and 1 in 3,000 is born with facial asymmetry, a missing ear, jaw deformity, or a defect of the skull, nerves, or facial bones.
The myFace Center, located at 307 East 33 Street, is dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with facial disfigurement鈥攚ith a particular focus on pediatric care鈥攑roviding medical, surgical, dental, and psychosocial services. One of the largest facilities of its kind in the country, the myFace Center treats approximately 3,000 patients each year with cranial or facial abnormalities, like craniosynostosis or Treacher Collins syndrome, as well as other reconstructive plastic surgery conditions.
鈥淭he breadth and depth of experience with our practitioners, having treated so many issues, allow us to constantly re-evaluate, modify, and improve traditional treatment modalities,鈥 continued Dr. Rodriguez.
鈥淭he surgical quality that both my children have received at the myFace Center has been phenomenal,鈥 says聽Lisa Pleasants, mother of myFace patients, Jaimeson and Anderson. 鈥淭hey are not textbook cases of these rare syndromes, so the surgeons often have to come up with surgeries that are new and very customized.鈥
The 贬补苍蝉箩枚谤驳听Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery enjoys an illustrious history, highlighted by innovative breakthroughs in research, patient care, education, and surgical training, and has made major contributions in transplantation, wound healing, craniofacial biology, surgical simulation, and distraction osteogenesis.
About myFace
myFace is dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with facial disfigurement. With a special focus on children and their families, myFace funds medical, surgical, dental, and psychosocial services as well as research and public awareness.
myFace, formerly the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction, was founded to address the all-too-visible plight of those with facial disfigurement by assuring them access to the comprehensive and highly personalized team care at the myFace Center in the Hansj枚rg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery at 秘密研究所 Langone.
The myFace Center provides integrative, highly specialized, and personalized team care to all those who request treatment, regardless of the type or severity of the anomaly, the length of treatment, or the family鈥檚 ability to afford care.
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333 East 30th Street
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Phone: 212-263-6656
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