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AboutFace USA Home Page Our goal is to assist all persons with facial differences to have a positiveselfimage and self-esteem so that they can participate fully in their http://www.aboutfaceusa.org/
Extractions: Support Map General Information Services and Programs Personal Stories ... Newsletter AboutFace USA Rickie Gill, Executive Director P.O. Box 969, Batavia, IL 60510-0969 Phone: / Fax: Your Journey Donations FAQ Contact Us AboutFace USA is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing information, emotional support, and educational programs to individuals who have a facial disfigurement, and to their families. Our goal is to assist all persons with facial differences to have a positive self-image and self-esteem so that they can participate fully in their communities. AboutFace USA is a registered charity with Internal Revenue Service (EIN: 32-0085490). Our revenue sources come from individual donations, special events fund-raising, foundation grants, and corporate sponsorship. You can support AboutFace USA by making a tax deductible donation (donations of $20.00 or more will receive an official tax receipt). Rickie Anderson Phone: Executive Director Email: info@aboutfaceusa.org
Extractions: Text Size A A A Front Page ... Conditions and Diseases : Facial Differences Symbols Can Help Children Control Impulses, Get More Of What They Want (September 8, 2005) full story NASA's Deep Impact Team Releases First Snapshot Of Comet Tempel 1 (September 7, 2005) Science and presented at the Division for Planetary Sciences meeting. Peter Schultz, professor of geological sciences at Brown University, was a co-investigator on the mission team. full story Flipped, Expelled, Copied, And Shrunk: Researchers Document Dramatic Genome Alterations During Primate Evolution (September 6, 2005) Genome Research presents a series of studies that provide insight into the evolution and variation of primate genomes. The issue will appear online and in print on September 1, concomitant with the publication of the chimpanzee genome sequence in the journal Nature full story Big Differences In Duplicated DNA Distinguish Chimp And Human Genomes (September 2, 2005)
Face Values Face Values Women, Body Image and facial differences Women and girls withfacial differences are sisters, daughters, cousins, partners and mothers. http://www.womanabuseprevention.com/html/face_values.htm
Extractions: Face Values: Women, Body Image and Facial Differences By: AboutFace and the Regional Women's Health Centre, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre Introduction: Physical Appearance and Social Values Women and girls with facial differences are sisters, daughters, cousins, partners and mothers. They are students, social workers, lawyers, sales clerks, administrators, nurses, receptionists, artists and more. They are women from diverse backgrounds, with diverse interests. Facial differences can be present at birth (such as cleft lip and palate) or they can be acquired later in life through an accident (such as a burn) or illness (such as cancer). Many women with facial differences lead full, rewarding lives but the challenge associated with having an unusual appearance is the common thread in our experience The inappropriate questions, the stares of strangers, the cruel remarks that can catch a woman off guard - are all invasions of her private world, and constant reminders that looks often come first, and the person second. While there has been growing awareness of diversity issues, our society remains very appearance conscious. All forms of media promote a narrow definition of what is considered a desirable or acceptable physical appearance. These images of perfection are often equated with health and success. In this way, physical appearance contributes to the ways in which we are defined. The tension between these trends in society impacts on
Extractions: Donate Now Volunteer Contact Us Careers ... Contact Us Glossary of Terms Finding information about facial differences, and resources about craniofacial surgery and/or prosthesis is difficult. You are welcome to contact our Library Services for journal articles and information at 416.480.6100 ext. 4615. We hope you find the following suggestions helpful. Face First - featuring adults with facial differences talking about their experiences. 30 minutes. Mike Grundmann, 1119 Aspen Street, Santa Ana, California, U.S.A. 92705-6702. Telephone: 1.800.738.8092 or e-mail:
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Facial Disfigurement Our goal is to assist all persons with facial differences to have a We welcomeand include people whose facial differences are present at birth, http://www.heartsandminds.org/self/links/facialdisfigurement.htm
Extractions: @import url(/assets/styles/main.css); Skip Navigation Search: Children with hemifacial microsomia have a small or underdeveloped part of the face, usually the ear and jaw. The eye, cheek and neck may also be affected. This is the second-most common facial birth defect after clefts. Hemifacial microsomia has many other names, including craniofacial microsomia, first and second branchial arch syndrome, otomandibular dysostosis, oculo-auriculo-vertebral sequence, facio-auriculo vertebral syndrome, Goldenhar syndrome and lateral facial dysplasia. Our team has a great deal of experience taking care of children with HFM. It is one of the most common problems that we treat. Right now we are treating 71 children. Each year we have at least 13 new children come to our Center for treatment. Each year we perform an average of 27 surgeries for this condition. back to top Who gets hemifacial microsomia?
Friendly Faces :: Craniofacial Differences a resource for, and network of, individuals with facial differences, parents,families, friends, and health care professionals. http://www.friendlyfaces.org/medical.html
Extractions: Friendly Faces a resource for, and network of, individuals with facial differences, parents, families, friends, and health care professionals Amniotic Band Syndrome A disorder present in the newborn infant in which constriction rings or bands, causing soft tissue depressions, encircle digits, extremities, or limbs and sometimes the neck, thorax, or abdomen. They may be associated with intrauterine amputations. (Gray Laboratory Cancer Research Trust, 1999) Apert Syndrome A condition of facial difference (craniosynostosis) characterized by a large skull, widely spaced eye sockets, bulging eyeballs, tilted eyelids, underdevelopment of the upper jaw, misalignment and crowding of the teeth, webbed fingers, toes or both; can also include cleft palate and mental retardation. The gene for Apert Syndrome has been located on chromosome 10, and it is called Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 (FGFR2). (Charkins, 1996)
Essentials Of Facial Growth - Chapter 8 different facial types as they relate to variations in the development of overallform and Awareness of headform variations and facial differences is a http://orthodontics.case.edu/facialgrowth/textbook/chapter8.html
Extractions: Go to Chapter Chapter 8 Facial Form and Pattern Headform Two extremes exist for the shape of the head: the long, narrow (dolichocephalic) headform and the wide, short, globular (brachycephalic) headform. The facial complex attaches to the basicranium and the early growing cranial floor is the template that establishes many of the dimensional, angular, and topographic characteristics of the face. The dolichocephalic headform sets up a developing face that becomes narrow, long and protrusive. This facial type is termed leptoprosopic The brachycephalic headform establishes a face that is more broad, but somewhat less protrusive. This facial type is called
Back To School - CLAPA Ireland She has worked with children who have facial differences for the past 25 years.*The more familiar term Autumn is used here instead of the American term http://www.cleft.ie/school.htm
Extractions: The following article appeared in the newsletter (Winter 2002 edition) of the AboutFace USA organisation and is reprinted here with the kind permission of both the author and the AboutFace USA organisation. AboutFace USA is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing information, emotional support, and educational programs to individuals who have a facial difference, and to their families. The AboutFace international website can be found at www.aboutfaceinternational.org By Dr. Kathy Kapp-Simon Autumn is here and many school doors are opening for the new year. This is a time of anticipation and excitement for many; apprehension and worry for some. What this experience is like for your child in many ways is out of your control; however, there are ways that you can help your child make a good adjustment. Your child will face many adversities in life-not just because she has a facial difference, but because she is a child. You will increase your child's chances of successful coping if you are able to stay connected with her. Listen and validate her feelings. Avoid judging her but offer support as together you seek solutions to the problems that she encounters. Additional resources for helping your child on this journey include: Raising an emotionally intelligent child: The heart of parenting by John Gottman, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1997; Your Child's Self-Esteem by Dorothy Corkille Briggs, Double Day and Co., Garden City, NY, 1975; and the Internet site, kids@kids4kids1.com, which contains additional ideas for handling bullies.
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CCDD: Family: Education: Descriptions Of Disorders: Introductory Article Children with facial differences is an excellent resource for help in coping with Children with facial differences A Parents Guide Hope Charkins, MSW http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/craniofacial/Education/Article.cfm?ArticleID=65&S
CCDD: Cleft Lip And Palate There is a significant racial difference in frequency, however, A resourcefor, and network of, individuals with facial differences, parents, families, http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/craniofacial/Gateway/CleftLip.cfm
Extractions: Site Issues: Webmaster An incomplete formation of the upper lip or roof of the mouth (palate), leaving a hole or notch in the affected area. Clefting is a common birth defect and may be surgically repaired. It may occur alone or as part of a genetic syndrome. Visit these Clefting links to learn more: About Us: Oral Clefting Brochure - The most common malformations of the head and neck region are clefts of the lip and palate which occur once in every 500 to 1,000 births. Clefts occur in infants of all races. A cleft is due to the failure of fusion of parts of the lip or roof of the mouth during the early months of development of the unborn child. Family: September 1998 Newsletter for FACES - Of the over 5,500 known inherited conditions in man, over 700 involve malformations of the craniofacial region, and over 300 have cleft lip with or without cleft palate. This highly diverse group of disorders is due to many different environmental and genetic causes and their interactions with one another..
