Plastic and aesthetic surgery on children with Down's syndrome.
Since 1978, 300 children with Down's syndrome have received plastic- and aesthetic-surgical corrections of the face--to the tongue, nose, and less frequently, ears and chin--so that they will be less conspicuous. The parents' satisfaction in 95% of the cases indicates that the children's situation has been improved by the operations. The children are less stigmatized and their social integration became easier.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*