title: Tessier Clefts and Hypertelorism.
abstract: Tessier's classification system for rare craniofacial clefts remains the most widely used today. It denotes the position of the cleft process in a schema based around the orbit, and facilitates communication between surgeons regarding these complicated conditions. Tessier's classification is reviewed in detail, and a separate discussion of hypertelorism (increased distance between the bony orbits) follows, focusing on orbital hypertelorism in the setting of craniofacial clefts.
authors.affiliation: Surgery Service Line, Sunrise Health System and Sunrise Children's Hospital, 3201 South Maryland Parkway, Suite 300, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA. Electronic address: ryan.winters@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Winters
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006972:Hypertelorism / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Congenital; Craniofacial surgery; Hypertelorism; Tessier cleft