A New England-based oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. George Hatzigiannis provides patients with knowledgeable care for conditions such as facial trauma and fibro-osseous disorders. With a DMD from Harvard School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Dr. George Hatzigiannis assists patients in cases requiring complex craniomaxillofacial treatment.

The diverse aims of craniomaxillofacial surgery include improving craniofacial function, balance, and occlusion. Common conditions treated include posttraumatic asymmetries and congenital dysmorphologies, as well as facial balance disturbances that come about from radiation exposure. Complex in nature, such conditions are particularly demanding in pediatric cases, where the surgeon needs to have an integral understanding of the patterns by which facial growth occurs.

Soft tissue and bony structures are manipulated in ways specific to the particular dysmorphology or deformity, with the long-term consequences as patients grow and age carefully assessed. In many cases, the nature of skeletal deformities dictates that surgical correction is undertaken only after facial growth is completed. This makes treatment more stable and predictable and significantly decreases the chances of reoperation.